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Burrows-AbadiNeedham (also known as BAN logic or the BAN protocol) is a well-known framework in the field of computer science that deals with formal modeling and analysis of cryptographic protocols. The framework was first proposed by Martin Abadi, Roger Needham, and Michael Burrows in the 1990s.

The BAN logic is a protocol for modeling and analyzing the security properties of cryptographic protocols. It uses a number of rules, called inference rules, to derive conclusions about the security of a protocol from its specification. These inference rules are based on the assumption that each party in the protocol takes certain actions to maintain the security of the protocol. The BAN logic provides a way to formally model and analyze the security of cryptographic protocols and detect potential security flaws.

The BAN logic consists of several components, including notions, freshness, set-up, nonce verification, and message meaning. Notions are the basic structures of the protocol, freshness specifies how the freshness of messages is determined, set-up describes the initial conditions of the protocol, nonce verification is used to ensure that the same message is not sent twice, and message meaning defines how messages are interpreted by parties involved in the protocol.

The BAN logic has been influential in the development of formal methods for analyzing the security of cryptographic protocols. However, it also has its limitations, including the difficulty of modeling more complex protocols and the need for manual inspection to identify potential flaws. Its limitations have led to the development of more advanced formal methods for analyzing cryptographic protocols.