A counterintuitive protocol by which a party is able to prove that a statement is true without revealing any information about the statement except its truth. Zero-knowledge proofs are important in a number of cryptographic voting schemes because they allow a system to prove that it has recorded a vote correctly without revealing information about the vote.
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A counterintuitive protocol by which a party is able to prove that a statement is true without revealing any information about the statement except its truth. Zero-knowledge proofs are important in a number of cryptographic voting schemes because they allow a system to prove that it has recorded a vote correctly without revealing information about the vote.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Zero Knowledge Proof. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/zero-knowledge-proof
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