Where's Waldo? How to Mathematically Prove You Found Him Without Revealing Where He Is

3 years ago by fossilesque to c/science

Zero-knowledge proofs allow mathematicians to prove claims without explaining why they’re true
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lucky0111 6 points 3 years ago

This was certainly an engaging article, but I wish it had gone into more detail about mathematical applications of the proofs or specifically about how to apply the concept to the nuclear warhead inspections.

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AlecSadler 4 points 3 years ago

Same. It was oddly shorter than expected, it almost felt like it ended kind of abruptly.

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hughperman 2 points 3 years ago

There was a link to the nuclear warhead procedure

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lucky0111 1 point 3 years ago

Nice thanks I missed that!

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