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So in this scenario ZKP is just a cipher and a key where the cipher anonymizes the document, but lets the format be validated to a varying degree depending on how much of the encrypted document you are willing to read and a key is given to de-anonymize the document.



That's not how I understand it.

More like it's a way to prove you have a solution to a problem without revealing the solution.


That's nowhere near being "just" a cipher :)

"A cipher that lets the format be validated" is precisely what a ZKP is, though nobody calls it a cipher.

(Cryptographic signature is a simpler form of ZKP though, where the proof doesn't require any back-and-forth)




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