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We validate the RBAC ANSI 2012 standard using the B method. Numerous problems are identified: logical errors, inconsistencies, ambiguities, typing errors, missing preconditions, invariant violation, inappropriate specification notation. A clean version of the standard written in the B notation is proposed. We argue that the ad hoc mathematical notation used in the standard is inappropriate and we propose that a more methodological and tool-supported approach must definitely be used for writing standards, in order to avoid the issues identified in the paper. Human reviewing is insufficient to produce error-free international standards.
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Huynh, N., Frappier, M., Mammar, A., Laleau, R., Desharnais, J. (2014). Validating the RBAC ANSI 2012 Standard Using B. In: Ait Ameur, Y., Schewe, KD. (eds) Abstract State Machines, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, and Z. ABZ 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8477. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43652-3_22
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