On Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) And Why They Matter

Written by dusknetwork | Published 2020/06/12
Tech Story Tags: cryptography | cryptography-top-story | privacy | data-privacy | hackernoon-top-story | dusk-network | what-is-zero-knowledge-proof | good-company

TLDR At Dusk Network we’ve developed the open-source PLONK zero-knowledge proof system. It uses a trusted app that only you can control (e.g. your mobile bank app or a Govt ID app) to produce a committed value. This committed value holds the key information about your income statement (which this agency warrants is true), and you use this value to prove via the zero-knowing proof system to the verifier (i.e. the housing agency) that you are eligible for the house.via the TL;DR App
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Written by dusknetwork | Fangirl of Dusk Network
Published by HackerNoon on 2020/06/12
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