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This paper investigates the verification of current-state opacity and opaque time in timed discrete event systems modeled with labeled time Petri nets (LTPNs). First, we formally conceptualize current-state opacity and opaque time for LTPN systems. Based on the solution of a set of linear programming problems (LPPs) associated with the transitions-related timing constraints in the modified state class graph (MSCG) of an LTPN system, an approach is proposed to find all the state classes and logic transition sequences that the system may generate at a given time instant. By utilizing such state classes and logic transition sequences, a method for verifying the current-state opacity of an LTPN system is presented, avoiding an exhaustive enumeration of the state classes that are consistent with all the observable label sequences at the time instant. To further acquire the current-state opaque time of the LTPN system, we propose a method for calculating the length of opaque time based on the solution of LPPs that are associated with the paths in the MSCG. Particularly, an algorithm is reported to compute the opaque time of an LTPN system with respect to a given secret. Finally, a case study is provided to illustrate the proposed algorithms to determine the current-state opacity and opaque time for an LTPN system.
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