Researchers at the University of Florida have published a technical paper on using large language models (LLMs) for SoC security verification.
The paper introduces SV-LLM, a multi-agent assistant system that aims to automate and enhance SoC security verification processes.
The traditional verification techniques for complex SoC designs face challenges in automation, scalability, comprehensiveness, and adaptability.
LLMs offer advanced capabilities in natural language understanding, code generation, and reasoning, presenting a promising solution for SoC security verification.
SV-LLM employs a multi-agent approach where specialized LLM agents collaborate to address various security verification tasks efficiently.
The system integrates agents for tasks like verification question answering, security asset identification, threat modeling, test plan generation, vulnerability detection, and bug validation through simulation.
Agents within SV-LLM use different learning paradigms such as in-context learning, fine-tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to optimize their performance.
SV-LLM aims to reduce manual intervention, enhance accuracy, and speed up the security analysis process, aiding in early risk identification and mitigation during the design phase.
The paper demonstrates the transformative potential of SV-LLM in hardware security through case studies and experiments, showcasing its practicality and effectiveness.
Overall, SV-LLM introduces an innovative approach to SoC security verification leveraging LLMs and multi-agent systems for improved efficiency and accuracy.