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Zero-knowledge proof

In cryptography, a zero-knowledge proof (also known as a ZK proof or ZKP) is a protocol in which one party (the prover) can convince another party (the verifier) that some given statement is true, without conveying to the verifier any information beyond the mere fact of that statement's truth. The intuition behind the nontriviality of zero-knowledge…

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related to history · 17
Zero-knowledge proof → Charles Rackoff, Goldwasser, Gödel Prize, In, Interactive Proof-Systems, IP, László Babai, Micali, Rackoff, Shafi Goldwasser, Shlomo Moran, Silvio Micali, The Knowledge Complexity, They, This, Together, Zero-knowledge
related to Blockchains · 11
Zero-knowledge proof → Bulletproofs, Firo, In, The Zerocash, Users, Zcash, Zcoin, Zero-knowledge, Zerocash, Zerocoin, Zerocoins
related to Zero-knowledge virtual machines · 11
Zero-knowledge proof → Circom, Other, RISC Zero, RISC-V, Rust, Several, Succinct Labs, Using, WASM, WebAssembly, Zero-knowledge
related to Protocols · 10
Zero-knowledge proof → Finally, Knowledge, Scalable Transparent ARgument, SNARG, SNARK, STARK, Succinct Non-Interactive ARguments, The, Verifiable Polynomial Delegation, VPD
see also · 10
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related to The Ali Baba cave · 9
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related to Authentication systems · 8
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related to External links · 6
Zero-knowledge proof → Amit Sahai, Computer, Difficulty, Levels, YouTube, Zero-knowledge
related to Identity · 6
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related to The red card proof · 6
Zero-knowledge proof → One, Peggy, Peggy's, Since, To, Victor

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passportsinstance ofBulletproofs are an improvement from non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs where a trusted setup is not needed.IdentityBecause of asymmetric signatures in documents0.80text
emailsinstance ofBulletproofs are an improvement from non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs where a trusted setup is not needed.IdentityBecause of asymmetric signatures in documents0.80text
zero knowledge proofs can be made of people's identities in order to privately verify information about themselvesinstance ofBulletproofs are an improvement from non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs where a trusted setup is not needed.IdentityBecause of asymmetric signatures in documents0.80text
passportsinstance ofIdentityBecause of asymmetric signatures in documents0.80text
emailsinstance ofIdentityBecause of asymmetric signatures in documents0.80text
zero knowledge proofs can be made of people's identities in order to privately verify information about themselvesinstance ofIdentityBecause of asymmetric signatures in documents0.80text
Circom or Gnarkinstance ofparticularly when using domain-specific languages0.80text
Circominstance ofwhich allows programmers to write code in mainstream programming languages like Rust instead of using a domain-specific circuit language0.80text
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Zero-knowledge proofrelated to Authentication systemsResearch0.60section
Zero-knowledge proofrelated to Authentication systemsThis0.60section

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