Sam Altman · OpenAI · Federal Reserve (FED) · Canada · The Block
World open-sources ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving toolkit
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World, formerly known as Worldcoin, the human identity startup co-founded by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving toolkit.
Key facts
- NFC, or Near Field Communication, is a short-range wireless technology, and NFC chip-enabled documents include passports and national ID cards that can be read by a smartphone when held nearby
- Identity documents should only be authenticated using zero-knowledge proofs," Remco Bloemen, head of blockchain at World Foundation, said in an X post
- ProveKit targets 128-bit post-quantum security and does not require a trusted setup
- The launch makes ProveKit available to developers outside World after the toolkit was used in World ID through early access in April, a World Foundation spokesperson told The Block
Summary
The launch makes ProveKit available to developers outside World after the toolkit was used in World ID through early access in April, a World Foundation spokesperson told The Block. World said ProveKit lets users generate cryptographic proofs directly on their own phones or browsers. "We are now launching ProveKit open source because we believe this technology is key for privacy-preserving authentication and must be neutral and permissionless," the spokesperson said. World said the toolkit uses local proof generation instead of delegated proving, meaning sensitive personal information does not need to be sent to external servers for processing.