{"id":549,"date":"2008-12-01T09:52:11","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T09:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/?p=549"},"modified":"2008-12-01T09:52:11","modified_gmt":"2008-12-01T09:52:11","slug":"zero-knowledge-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2008\/12\/zero-knowledge-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero-knowledge games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/RIXLUTS4b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-348\" alt=\"RIXLUTS4b\" src=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/RIXLUTS4b.jpg\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Security is very important on the internet. You often need to prove to another person that you know something but without letting them know what the information actually is (because they could just copy and use it). 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