Can you solve it? The crazy maths of crypto
by Alex Bellos from Science | The Guardian on (#5FMJ7)
A puzzle about trust, secrets, and the world's weirdest proof
UPDATE: The solution can be read here
Today's puzzle is based on a ground-breaking mathematical concept which last week won one of its pioneers the Abel Prize, considered the Nobel Prize of maths.
The concept is the zero-knowledge proof, and it has many applications in digital cryptography. Let me briefly explain.
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