[Resource Topic] 2024/173: Constant-Size zk-SNARKs in ROM from Falsifiable Assumptions

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Title:
Constant-Size zk-SNARKs in ROM from Falsifiable Assumptions

Authors: Helger Lipmaa, Roberto Parisella, Janno Siim

Abstract:

We prove that the seminal KZG polynomial commitment scheme (PCS) is black-box extractable under a simple falsifiable assumption ARSDH. To create an interactive argument, we construct a compiler that combines a black-box extractable non-interactive PCS and a polynomial IOP (PIOP). The compiler incurs a minor cost per every committed polynomial. Applying the Fiat-Shamir transformation, we obtain slightly less efficient variants of well-known PIOP-based zk-SNARKs, such as Plonk, that are knowledge-sound in the ROM under the ARSDH assumption. Importantly, there is no need for idealized group models or knowledge assumptions. This results in the first known zk-SNARKs in the ROM from falsifiable assumptions with both an efficient prover and constant-size argument.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/173

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