# Standards and References - Zero-Knowledge Proof for Authentication

## Academic References

### Schnorr Identification Protocol
- **Paper**: "Efficient Signature Generation by Smart Cards" (Claus-Peter Schnorr, 1989)
- **Standard**: ISO/IEC 9798-5 (Entity authentication using zero-knowledge techniques)

### Fiat-Shamir Heuristic
- **Paper**: "How To Prove Yourself" (Fiat, Shamir, 1986)
- **Description**: Converts interactive ZKP to non-interactive using hash function

### RFC 8235 - Schnorr Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proof
- **URL**: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8235
- **Description**: Standardized Schnorr NIZKP

### RFC 5054 - SRP (Secure Remote Password)
- **URL**: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5054
- **Description**: Zero-knowledge password authentication protocol

## Python Libraries

### py-ecc
- **URL**: https://github.com/ethereum/py_ecc
- **Description**: Elliptic curve operations for ZKPs

### cryptography
- **URL**: https://cryptography.io/
- **Description**: Hash functions, modular arithmetic support
