How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
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Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#2Can someone give some background on zero knowledge protocols and how this pdf relates to the protocol?
Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#3Can someone give some background on zero knowledge protocols and how this pdf relates to the protocol?
The wiki article should be a good start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof
Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#4Can someone give some background on zero knowledge protocols and how this pdf relates to the protocol?
I could tell you but, to trust my information, then how might you determine if I actually know what Zero Knowledge Protocols are without knowing them yourself?
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Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#6I love this. It could be one of the stories the [Young Lady's Illustrated Primer might tell Princess Nell](http://enwp.org/The_Diamond_Age) when she ventures forth from Castle Turing.
Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#7I love this. It could be one of the stories the [Young Lady's Illustrated Primer might tell Princess Nell]( http://enwp.org/The_Diamond_Age ) when she ventures forth from Castle Turing.
The finest book I've ever read. Perhaps by the time my 2-year-old is ~13, a nano-scale machinebook will exist that can teach the both of us about zero-knowledge protocols. I understand, at the surface level, how it works, but am far too dense to see how such a system could exist in, say, computer authentication.
Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#8Can someone give some background on zero knowledge protocols and how this pdf relates to the protocol?
A good definition from the PDF:
He wanted, in fact, to show that it is possible to convince without revealing, and so without unveiling his secret.
Or from wikipedia [1]:
In cryptography, a zero-knowledge proof or zero-knowledge protocol is a method by which one party (the prover) can prove to another party (the verifier) that a given statement is true, without conveying any information apart from the fact that the statement is indeed true.
Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#9Can someone give some background on zero knowledge protocols and how this pdf relates to the protocol?
If interested in the subject, I'd suggest to have a look also at DAA - Direct Anonymous Attestation [1]. It's probably one of the most advanced protocols related to ZKP, part of the Trusted Computing Group specs, there are several newer versions on pairing-based crypto, there are implementations both software and hardware... in short, it's quite an interesting protocol.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Anonymous_Attestation
Re: How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children (1998) [pdf]
#10I love this. It could be one of the stories the [Young Lady's Illustrated Primer might tell Princess Nell]( http://enwp.org/The_Diamond_Age ) when she ventures forth from Castle Turing.
The finest book I've ever read. Perhaps by the time my 2-year-old is ~13, a nano-scale machinebook will exist that can teach the both of us about zero-knowledge protocols. I understand, at the surface level, how it works, but am far too dense to see how such a system could exist in, say, computer authentication.
Hm, is it that good??? I've read only 2 NS novels and really loved them (Cryptonomicon & SnowCrash).