Anon-Aadhaar Protocol using Halo2 and Noir
11-15, 15:50–16:00 (Asia/Bangkok), Stage 3

We will introduce the Anon-Aadhaar protocol which is an anonymity layer on top of a social security like Scheme (Aadhaar card) for Indian citizens using Zero-knowledge proofs. This can be used for getting many basic services in India like electricity, banking, etc. We will describe the implementation results of the protocol using Halo2 and Noir. We will also provide a comparative analysis of benchmarks using different backends like Circom, Halo2 and Noir.

Hridam Basu is a cryptography research engineer in the PSE@EF. He has been working in the blockchain space with stints at industry leaders like Polygon, Aztec, Findora, Bolt Labs, etc. His work has been primarily around theoretical and practical aspects of ZKPs and MPC across multiple domains like privacy-focussed financial applications like confidential transactions, supply chain traceability, etc. M.S. in CS from Northeastern University, Boston. Past Roles@AT&T Labs NYC & NTT Labs Tokyo.