Zero Knowledge

In this week’s episode, Anna and Kobi Gurkan speak with Dmitry Khovratovich, researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, Dusk Network, and ABDK Consulting and JP Aumasson CSO at Taurus. This episode compares symmetric and asymmetric cryptography as well as a deep dive into hash functions. They explore what hash functions are used for, the process of developing and improving hash functions, and what it means for a hash function to be zk friendly. Here are some additional links for this episode: Dmitry Khovratovich Twitter Ethereum Foundation Dusk Network ABDK Consulting JP Aumasson Twitter JP Aumasson Website Taurus Twitter Taurus Website ZK8: New Directions in ZK hashing - Dmitry Khovratovich - Ethereum Foundation ZK8: On ZK hashes - JP Aumasson - Taurus ZK7: Security of ZKP projects: same but different - JP Aumasson - Taurus Serious Cryptography - JP Aumasson, 2017 Too Much Crypto - JP Aumasson, 2019 Crypto Dictionary - JP Aumasson Scalable, transparent, and post-quantum secure computational integrity -