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Speed-Stacking: Fast Sublinear Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Disjunctions
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| Conference: | EUROCRYPT 2023 |
| Abstract: | Building on recent disjunctive compilers for zero-knowledge (e.g., Goel et al. [EUROCRYPT'22]), we propose a new compiler that, when applied to sublinear-sized proofs, can result in sublinear-size disjunctive zero-knowledge with sublinear proving times (without meaningfully increasing proof sizes). Our key observation is that simulation in sublinear-size zero-knowledge proof systems can be much faster (both concretely and asymptotically) than the honest prover. We study applying our compiler to two classes of $O(\log n)$-round protocols: interactive oracle proofs, specifically Aurora [EUROCRYPT'19] and Fractal [EUROCRYPT'20], and folding arguments, specifically Compressed $\Sigma$-protocols [CRYPTO'20, CRYPTO'21] and Bulletproofs [S\&P'18]. This study validates that the compiler can lead to significant savings. For example, applying our compiler to Fractal enables us to prove a disjunction of $\ell$ clauses, each of size $N$, with only $O((N+\ell) \cdot \text{polylog}(N))$ computation, versus $O(\ell N \cdot \text{polylog}(N))$ when proving the disjunction directly. We also find that our compiler offers a new lens through which to understand zero-knowledge proofs, evidenced by multiple examples of protocols with the same ``standalone'' complexity that each behave very differently when stacked. |
BibTeX
@inproceedings{eurocrypt-2023-32950,
title={Speed-Stacking: Fast Sublinear Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Disjunctions},
publisher={Springer-Verlag},
doi={10.1007/978-3-031-30617-4_12},
author={Aarushi Goel and Mathias Hall-Andersen and Gabriel Kaptchuk and Nicholas Spooner},
year=2023
}