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Re:How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children ... by maxbond on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:18AM (#32980355)
Okay gotcha, what was confusing me was how we could randomize it and preserve the relationships of the cards at the same time, but I see now this shuffle is more like "secure by magic trick" than "secure by cryptography", that makes sense. Or equivalently, we put it into a black box, that flips a secure coin, and either does or doesn't swap the cards. Thank you.
Re:How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children ... by user5678 on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:26AM (#32980403)
No, it is not magic. It really is cryptography.
Re:How to explain zero-knowledge protocols to your children ... by maxbond on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:30AM (#32980423)
Yeah sorry, my original wording was confusing, I've tried to clarify that the _shuffle_ is the magic trick, the overall cryptosystem is real.