METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF INTEGRATING FORMAL VERIFICATION INTO CI/CD PIPELINES: ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

The integration of formal verification into continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines is an important stage in the development of modern software development methodologies. The article analyzes conceptual approaches to the use of formal methods to verify the correctness of software at different stages of CI/CD processes. The tools and technologies that ensure the integration of formal verification into DevOps cycles are considered, with an emphasis on automation of analysis, scalability of solutions and ensuring compliance with high quality standards.The article also highlights in detail key challenges, including the complexity of integration into existing infrastructures, the high computational cost of formal verification, the limited availability of specialized tools and the need to adapt to the specifics of CI/CD pipelines. Particular attention is paid to the issues of ensuring cybersecurity, compatibility with distributed systems and integration with artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency of verification processes.Real-world cases of successful implementation of formal verification in CI/CD pipelines are presented, in particular in large technology companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. The possibilities of combining formal methods with traditional testing or machine learning-based approaches to increase software reliability are analyzed.Development prospects are focused on the automation of formal verification, improving the toolkit for complex distributed systems, and developing adaptive solutions that allow scaling verification processes under high computational loads. The importance of open tools and platforms for formal verification, such as Z3, SPIN, and CBMC, which simplify the implementation of these methods in development, is separately considered. The presented research is aimed at increasing the reliability, performance, and security of modern software systems, as well as achieving compliance with international quality and cybersecurity standards.