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The BBS Signature Scheme — IRTF CFRG draft

Last modified: 2026-10-23

Summary

CFRG draft standardising BBS signatures over BLS12-381: a multi-message signature of constant size whose holder can produce unlinkable zero-knowledge proofs of knowledge of the signature while selectively disclosing any subset of the messages. The main standardisation track for natively privacy-preserving (anonymous) credentials, with a known caveat of not being post-quantum secure.