zk proofs
Zk proofs are short for zero-knowledge proofs. They are a kind of mathematical system that lets two people prove they know something without either one of them telling the other the thing they know.
Imagine you have a secret number and you want to show someone that you know what it is without telling them what it is. With a zk proof, you can prove that you know the secret without giving away what the secret is. The way this works is you share a special kind of math problem with the other person. They can use the math problem to check that you know the secret, but they don't get to see the secret.
Imagine you have a secret number and you want to show someone that you know what it is without telling them what it is. With a zk proof, you can prove that you know the secret without giving away what the secret is. The way this works is you share a special kind of math problem with the other person. They can use the math problem to check that you know the secret, but they don't get to see the secret.