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Comment by tooltower

Are we sure that the base reveals nothing about the factors if n is composite? I have never seen a proof of that.

Usually, zero knowledge proofs also require a prover who knows the answer (the factors in this case). This is just a primality test that can be performed locally.

parent tooltower 11 months ago

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