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Pedersen Commitment

A commitment scheme that is hiding and additively homomorphic and is commonly used in privacy and zero-knowledge protocols.

Definition

A commitment scheme that is hiding and additively homomorphic and is commonly used in privacy and zero-knowledge protocols.

Why it matters

Cryptography provides the mathematical foundation for keys, signatures, privacy, integrity, and verification.
Canonical knowledge ID: glossary:pedersen-commitment