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A Review of zk-SNARKs
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A zk-SNARK is a protocol that lets one party, the prover, prove to another party, the verifier, that a statement about some privately-held information is true without revealing the information itself. This paper describes technical foundations, current applications, and some novel applications of zk-SNARKs. Regarding technical foundations, we go over the Quadratic Arithmetic Program reduction and the Pinocchio protocol. We then go over financial security applications like Zcash and Tornado Cash, and zk-Rollup applications like zkEVM and Darkforest. We propose novel zk-SNARK protocols for private auctions and decentralized card games on the blockchain, providing code for the proposed applications. We conclude by touching on promising zk-SNARK innovations, such as zk-STARKs.
- Subjects :
- Computer Science - Cryptography and Security
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2202.06877
- Document Type :
- Working Paper