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We construct perfect zero-knowledge probabilistically checkable proofs (PZK-PCPs) for every language in #P. This is the first construction of a PZK-PCP for any language outside BPP. Furthermore, unlike previous constructions of…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-03-20 Tom Gur , Jack O'Connor , Nicholas Spooner

In the current digital landscape, supply chains have transformed into complex networks driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), necessitating enhanced data sharing and processing capabilities to ensure traceability and transparency.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Amir Jabbari , Gowri Ramachandran , Sidra Malik , Raja Jurdak

We present \texttt{secml}, an open-source Python library for secure and explainable machine learning. It implements the most popular attacks against machine learning, including test-time evasion attacks to generate adversarial examples…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-16 Maura Pintor , Luca Demetrio , Angelo Sotgiu , Marco Melis , Ambra Demontis , Battista Biggio

Digital transactions currently exceed trillions of dollars annually, yet traditional paper-based agreements remain a bottleneck for automation, enforceability, and dispute resolution. Natural language contracts introduce ambiguity, require…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-24 To-Wen Liu , Matthew Green

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are widely applied in digital economies, such as cryptocurrencies and smart contracts, for establishing trust and ensuring privacy between untrusted parties. However, almost all ZKPs rely on unproven…

Zero-knowledge proof system is an important protocol that can be used as a basic block for construction of other more complex cryptographic protocols. An intrinsic characteristic of a zero-knowledge systems is the assumption that is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jose Claudio do Nascimento , Rubens Viana Ramos

In this paper we propose a definition for (honest verifier) quantum statistical zero-knowledge interactive proof systems and study the resulting complexity class, which we denote QSZK. We prove several facts regarding this class that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 John Watrous

Traditional centralized scholarship evaluation processes typically require students to submit detailed academic records and qualification information, which exposes them to risks of data leakage and misuse, making it difficult to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Yi Chen , Bin Chen , Peichang Zhang , Da Che

A zero-knowledge proximity proof certifies geometric nearness but carries no commitment to an application context. In stateful geo-content systems, where drops can share coordinates, policies evolve, and content has persistent identity,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Yoshiyuki Ootani

Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) mixers are one of the most widely-used blockchain privacy solutions, operating on top of smart contract-enabled blockchains. We find that ZKP mixers are tightly intertwined with the growing number of Decentralized…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Zhipeng Wang , Stefanos Chaliasos , Kaihua Qin , Liyi Zhou , Lifeng Gao , Pascal Berrang , Ben Livshits , Arthur Gervais

Open science is a fundamental pillar to promote scientific progress and collaboration, based on the principles of open data, open source and open access. However, the requirements for publishing and sharing open data are in many cases…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-21 Judith Sáinz-Pardo Díaz , Álvaro López García

Today, digital identity management for individuals is either inconvenient and error-prone or creates undesirable lock-in effects and violates privacy and security expectations. These shortcomings inhibit the digital transformation in…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-06 Matthias Babel , Johannes Sedlmeir

Privacy-preserving computation (PPC) methods, such as secure multiparty computation (MPC) and homomorphic encryption (HE), are deployed increasingly often to guarantee data confidentiality in computations over private, distributed data.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-17 Tariq Bontekoe , Dimka Karastoyanova , Fatih Turkmen

What is the funniest number in cryptography (Episode 2)? 0 [1]. The reason is that $\forall x, x \cdot 0 = 0$, i.e., the equation is satisfied no matter what $x$ is. We'll use zero to attack zero-knowledge proof (ZKP). In particular, we'll…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-05 Nguyen Thoi Minh Quan

This paper describes techniques to help with COVID-19 automated contact tracing, and with the restoration efforts. We describe a decentralized protocol for ``proof-of-contact'' in zero knowledge where a person can publish a short…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-21 Zachary Ratliff , Joud Khoury

As the demand for exercising the "right to be forgotten" grows, the need for verifiable machine unlearning has become increasingly evident to ensure both transparency and accountability. We present {\em zkUnlearner}, the first…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Nan Wang , Nan Wu , Xiangyu Hui , Jiafan Wang , Xin Yuan

This paper proposes a three-step Secret Santa algorithm with setup that leverages Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) to set up gift sender/receiver relations while maintaining the sender's confidentiality. The algorithm maintains a permutational…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Artem Chystiakov , Kyrylo Riabov

Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) provers remain costly because multi-scalar multiplication (MSM) and number-theoretic transforms (NTTs) dominate runtime as they need significant computation. AI ASICs such as TPUs provide massive matrix throughput…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Jianming Tong , Jingtian Dang , Simon Langowski , Tianhao Huang , Asra Ali , Jeremy Kun , Jevin Jiang , Srinivas Devadas , Tushar Krishna

With the wide application of cloud storage, cloud security has become a crucial concern. Related works have addressed security issues such as data confidentiality and integrity, which ensure that the remotely stored data are well maintained…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-12-03 Faen Zhang , Xinyu Fan , Pengcheng Zhou , Wenfeng Zhou

Tax returns contain key financial information of interest to third parties: public officials are asked to share financial data for transparency, companies seek to assess the financial status of business partners, and individuals need to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Alex Berke , Tobin South , Robert Mahari , Kent Larson , Alex Pentland