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AI agents enable custom tooling and formal verification for security audits

September 21, 2026

Security researchers used AI agents to build an LSP server, decompiler, and static analysis engine to audit the Miden zero-knowledge VM. This approach facilitated the creation of 95 machine-checked correctness proofs in Lean and identified a critical vulnerability in prover-supplied input handling that allowed for signature forgery.

HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU

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builderYou can use agents to rapidly generate the specialized developer tooling required to audit custom assembly languages or VMs.

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researcherThis demonstrates how LLM-driven tool generation can bridge the gap between raw codebases and formal verification frameworks like Lean.

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policyAutomated formal verification tools increase the ability to enforce rigorous safety standards in complex cryptographic software.

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