Ethereum researchers are racing to close a zkEVM security gap before December
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Ethereum's 52.14-Bit zkEVM Gap Puts 128-Bit Security Goal at Risk
Ethereum has a problem it can’t ignore. A live cryptographic contest called better.codes has put a number on it: a… Read the original on Ethereum’s 52.14-Bit Security Gap Threatens 128-Bit zkEVM Goal Before December Review. For more crypto news and analysis, visit TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Ethereum has already won the speed battle on the zkEVM. The security competition remains open. A research competition supported by the Ethereum Foundation still shows a gap of 52.14 bits between the currently proven results on a cryptographic component. The network aims for a demonstrable security of 128 bits for its zkEVM by early December. No change threatens the current consensus for the moment. The Ethereum article accelerates its work on th…
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Ethereum’s better.codes contest now measures a cryptographic proof gap that researchers can attack from both sides. At 15:44:47 UTC on Aug. 21, the live leaderboard showed a 63.99-bit lower certificate and a 116.13-bit upper certificate for koalaIRS12. The two results left 52.14 bits unresolved after nine promoted submissions from seven solvers. KoalaIRS12 is a fixed parameter profile for an interleaved Reed–Solomon reduction used in proof-syste…
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