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Zero-knowledge Proof

Zero-knowledge Proof: A counterintuitive protocol by which a party is able to prove that a statement is true without revealing any information about the…

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A counterintuitive protocol by which a party is able to prove that a statement is true without revealing any information about the statemen t except its truth. Zero-knowledge proofs are important in a number of cryptographic voting schemes because they allow a system to prove that it has recorded a vote correctly without revealing information about the vote.

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