--- title: Zero-Knowledge Proofs for the Layman | daily.dev description: Zero-knowledge proofs are a cryptographic technique used in blockchain-based decentralized systems to prove knowledge of secret solutions without revealing the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zero-knowledge-proofs-for-the-layman-9j73j6nlo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Zero-Knowledge Proofs for the Layman | daily.dev og:description: Zero-knowledge proofs are a cryptographic technique used in blockchain-based decentralized systems to prove knowledge of secret solutions without revealing the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/zero-knowledge-proofs-for-the-layman-9j73j6nlo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9J73j6nLo.png og:image:alt: Zero-Knowledge Proofs for the Layman og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Zero-Knowledge Proofs for the Layman **[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 13 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Zero-knowledge proofs are a cryptographic technique used in blockchain-based decentralized systems to prove knowledge of secret solutions without revealing the secrets. They can be used to demonstrate knowledge of preimages, private keys, or specific transactions, among other things. The article provides simple examples of zero-knowledge proofs using logic gates and discusses their applications. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#blockchain](https://daily.dev/tags/blockchain), [#cryptography](https://daily.dev/tags/cryptography), [#math](https://daily.dev/tags/math), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#zero-knowledge-proofs](https://daily.dev/tags/zero-knowledge-proofs) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zero-knowledge-proofs-for-the-layman-9j73j6nlo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Zero-Knowledge Proofs for the Layman","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zero-knowledge-proofs-for-the-layman-9j73j6nlo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zero-knowledge-proofs-for-the-layman-9j73j6nlo"},"datePublished":"2024-03-18T11:13:06.713Z","dateModified":"2026-05-07T02:12:29.618Z","description":"Zero-knowledge proofs are a cryptographic technique used in blockchain-based decentralized systems to prove knowledge of secret solutions without revealing the...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/aa9f33c8bdf3e5a4e4150d6755ac5914?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/aa9f33c8bdf3e5a4e4150d6755ac5914?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"InfoQ","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"InfoQ","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/afc3bced3e1e4b188dd9127017a60e0c","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/zero-knowledge-proofs-for-the-layman-9j73j6nlo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"blockchain,cryptography,math,privacy,zero-knowledge-proofs","timeRequired":"PT13M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"InfoQ","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Zero-Knowledge Proofs for the Layman"}]} ```