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Is it possible to use zero knowledge proofs to verify journalism sources? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After reading this thread I had the question on whether it is possible to verify you have certain information without revealing who you are to others.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You could use zkp to verify the identity of someone.

What "certain information" do you wish to verify?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

what does zip mean in this context?

Edit: better wording.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sorry. Autocorrected ZKP.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

Oh ok. Well the kind of information is stuff like whether an organization is doing/has xyz or if that person is part of certain departments or something.