18481136. Zero Knowledge Attestations for Carbon Footprint Metrics (Cisco Technology, Inc.)
Zero Knowledge Attestations for Carbon Footprint Metrics
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Inventor(s)
Marcelo Yannuzzi of Nuvilly CH
Carlos Pignataro of Cary NC US
Zero Knowledge Attestations for Carbon Footprint Metrics
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18481136 titled 'Zero Knowledge Attestations for Carbon Footprint Metrics
Original Abstract Submitted
Devices, systems, methods, and processes for generating and sharing a verifiable Zero Knowledge (ZK) proof are described herein. A device may utilize one or more non-reversible aggregation techniques to receive, normalize, and aggregate one or more Carbon Footprint Metrics (CFMs) of the device corresponding to a timeframe. The device can generate a ZK attestation and the verifiable ZK proof based on an aggregated CFM or a sum of normalized CFMs, and a carbon footprint threshold for the timeframe. The device may further transmit the verifiable ZK proof to an auditing device. The auditing device can receive the verifiable ZK proof and verify, in a trustworthy manner, that the CFMs of the device corresponding to the timeframe are in compliance with the carbon footprint threshold. The device may hence prove the compliance with the carbon footprint threshold to the auditing device without actually sharing the CFMs with the auditing device.
