The original post: /r/privacy by /u/wisdom_of_east on 2024-12-26 20:43:54.

🌟 Dear Scientists, Researchers, Scholars, and Privacy Enthusiasts, 🌟

I am thrilled to announce the pre-print of my latest research paper, now available on the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) ePrint archive. 📚✨

Goal: To authenticate accurately and securely without revealing both virtual public identifiers (e.g., usernames, user IDs) and real-world identifiers (e.g., passwords, biometrics, or other secrets).

💡 Introducing COCO: A full-consensus, zero-knowledge authentication protocol designed with:

  • 🔒 Efficiency
  • 🕵️‍♂️ Unlinkability
  • ⏳ Asynchrony
  • 🌐 Liveness

COCO is built on Coconut credentials—a selective disclosure, re-randomizable credential scheme—and Oblivious Pseudorandom Functions (OPRF) to ensure both privacy and scalability in distributed frameworks.

🎯 This research is part of a larger project under Statecraft Laboratories to create a privacy-first virtual space.

🛠️ Explore the Codebase: Check it out on GitHub.

📩 Let’s Collaborate!

Your expertise and feedback—whether on theoretical foundations, practical implementations, or potential optimizations—are invaluable.

Feel free to reach out via:

Looking forward to insightful discussions and collaborations! 🤝

Warm regards, Yamya Reiki 🌿