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The Seemingly Magical Concept of Succinct Cryptographic Proofs

Abhishek Jain

Summary

The Seemingly Magical Concept of Succinct Cryptographic Proofs

Societies are built on cooperation, which requires trust, but trust is a rare commodity. Cryptography enables trust between distrustful entities, and cryptographic proofs are the flag-bearer of this endeavor. This talk discusses the seemingly magical concept of succinct cryptographic proofs, namely, proofs that have a short description and are fast to verify irrespective of the complexity of the claim.