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Episode 284: Using Formal Verification on ZK Systems with Jon Stephens

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The Differences Between Formal and Formal Verification in Zk

When it comes to formally verifying something over circum basically you trust that the semantics of the language is implemented correctly and so in this case for zk that means that you're trusting that the verifier works properly as well. So typically whereas previously when I was talking about performing formal verification over solidity it's a little bit I would say easier in a way because you know you don't have to worry about what is constraints and what is going to go into your witness generator. When it comes to performing formal verify over something like zk you need to make sure that you're only performing formal verificationover your constraints because those are ultimately what's going to be checked. There's a slight difference between

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