- Etymology
- Acronym: Zero-Knowledge Proof. Compound denoting a cryptographic protocol.
- Zero-Knowledge
- No information beyond validity is revealed.
- Proof
- Demonstration that a statement is true.
- Origin
- Cryptography. Goldwasser, Micali, Rackoff 1985.
- Meaning
- A protocol by which one proves a statement is true without revealing information beyond its validity.
- Earliest use
- Goldwasser, Micali, Rackoff 1985.
- Definition
- A cryptographic protocol by which one party proves to another that a statement is true without revealing any information beyond the validity of the statement. Related to axiomatic reasoning in that both involve proving from assumptions.