there is a dead comment below yours, these new accounts (weird?) seem convinced that a prover needs to be trusted. but if you trust the prover why would you need a proof? nevermind the fact that they are entirely mistaken it doesn't even make sense what they are alleging.

something is fishy in this comment section.

HN bans people constantly, look past the new account and dead comment thing to the info (why do I have to explain this, are you fucking stupid unable to think for yourself??)

> why would you need the proof

Precisely why ZKP is crypto tweaker nonsense - you don’t. You don’t have to mathematically prove anything. If the user provides their birthdate guess what I already know if they are over 21. Better if I validate on my end. If it relies on a super secret algorithm that can’t be cracked client side then I have a bridge to sell you.

You don’t trust the client. Unless you do. Then in that case by all means reinvent every protocol

> are you fucking stupid unable to think for yourself??

I was about to write you off as ignorant and unhinged, but then you wrote this, which persuaded me that you were right all along

I put that there for a guy just like you. It’s all you look for, might as well give the dog what it begs for daily.

You’ll never become that good at anything.

You fuckin retard!