ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Fuzzy extractor

Okay, so let's say you have a secret password that you don't want anyone to know. But sometimes, it's hard to remember your password exactly how you typed it in. Maybe you hit the wrong key by accident or missed one. That's where a fuzzy extractor comes in.

Think of a fuzzy extractor as a magic tool that takes your password and makes it into something that can still be recognized, even if you don't type it in exactly the same way every time. It does this by using a special equation that takes into account slight differences in the password every time you type it in.

So even if you accidentally hit the wrong key or forgot one, the fuzzy extractor can still recognize your password and let you in. It's like a secret decoder ring, but for passwords.

But here's the really cool part. Even though the fuzzy extractor can recognize your password no matter how you type it in, nobody else can figure out what your password is just by looking at the output from the extractor. It's like a secret code that only you and the fuzzy extractor can understand.

So that's a fuzzy extractor in a nutshell. It's a magic tool that can help you remember your password even if you don't type it in perfectly every time, and it keeps your password safe and secret from everyone else.