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Prototype · 2022

zkMaps

Funded (built by collaborators)Historical

zkMaps proves that a user is inside a region without revealing their exact coordinates, using circom circuits and on-chain verifier contracts.

github.com/zkMaps/zkMaps

Purpose

Location is sensitive; proving you are inside a region should not require revealing where you are. We wanted the question explored without claiming zero-knowledge expertise ourselves.

Approach

A prototype of zero-knowledge point-in-polygon proofs -- circom circuits with on-chain verifier contracts -- developed by collaborators with Astral's support.

Status

Archived prototype, 2022.

zero-knowledgeproof-of-locationprivacy

Connections

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Astral SDK

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The Astral SDK is a TypeScript library for creating and verifying location attestations -- signed records that bind location data to a signer and a time, off-chain or on-chain via the Ethereum Attestation Service.

Notes on Location Proofs

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A survey of proof-of-location systems -- technical implementations, privacy implications, and potential applications -- published as a note on this site.

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This forum post asks what it takes for location proofs to hold up when the prover is motivated to deceive, and where current techniques fall short.

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