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Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge and Its Applications (BFM88)

URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/62212.62222

Summary

The paper introducing Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge (NIZK) proofs. Blum, Feldman, and Micali show how to construct zero-knowledge proofs without interaction using a shared common reference string (CRS). This work laid the groundwork for all subsequent SNARK and NIZK constructions.

Used by

• NIZK-Blum

Related resources

• The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems (GMR85) (paper, 1985)