[HN Gopher] The missing explanation of ZK-SNARKs: Part 1 ___________________________________________________________________ The missing explanation of ZK-SNARKs: Part 1 Author : gbrown_ Score : 37 points Date : 2020-11-01 20:03 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.cryptologie.net) (TXT) w3m dump (www.cryptologie.net) | inopinatus wrote: | That's _Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-interactive Argument of | Knowledge_ , for those (like me) with only a passing interest who | wondered what the term refers to. ZK-SNARKs are a particular form | of mathematical proof. | | Despite the title, the article doesn't motivate their existence. | They're a research subtopic in cryptography, for proving you know | something without revealing exactly what it is. This has | potential applications in financial transactions, voting, | authentication, audits etc. | | No, I cannot adequately explain why the hyphen moves. Draw your | own conclusions. | landryl wrote: | Great post ! | | It feels hard to get started on this subject, I'm always down to | get more learning material. | | While I'm only at the beginning and still has a lot to learn, to | anyone interested in understanding zkSNARK, I heavily recommend | reading Maksym Petkus's "Why and How zk-SNARK Works: Definitive | Explanation". It's available for free on his website and goes | through similar steps than this blog post to explain how it's all | done. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-11-01 23:00 UTC)