Polyhedra Network 推出針對加密證明者的「Proof Arena」基準測試平台

這個密碼學家團隊聲稱他們的「證明者」（許多區塊鏈系統的關鍵組成部分）比其他任何人的都要快。

A team of cryptographers has built a platform they say will provide transparent benchmarking for anyone who wants to compare the various cryptographic "provers" out there.

一個密碼學家團隊建立了一個平台，他們表示將為任何想要比較各種密碼「證明者」的人提供透明的基準測試。

The platform, called "Proof Arena," is designed to serve as, well, a proving ground for provers, which are a key component of many blockchain systems.

該平台稱為“Proof Arena”，旨在作為證明者的試驗場，證明者是許多區塊鏈系統的關鍵組成部分。

Just a few months ago, the Polyhedra Network team released an open-source zero-knowledge proof system – used in many setups for auxiliary blockchains (layer 2s) – that was "nearly 2x faster than alternatives."

就在幾個月前，Polyhedra Network 團隊發布了一個開源零知識證明系統 - 用於輔助區塊鏈（第 2 層）的許多設定 - 「比替代方案快近 2 倍」。

But how did they really know?

但他們怎麼知道的呢？

"The community quickly latched onto this claim and began discussing the implications of faster ZK-proof generation times," Polyhedra's Chief Strategy Officer Eric Vreeland told CoinDesk in an email.

Polyhedra 的首席策略長 Eric Vreeland 在一封電子郵件中告訴 CoinDesk：“社區很快就意識到了這一說法，並開始討論更快的 ZK 證明生成時間的影響。”

"We realized that there was a need for a standardized and controlled environment in which people evaluating the performance of various proof systems for a particular proof generation task could do so fairly and easily."

“我們意識到需要一個標準化和受控的環境，在這個環境中，人們可以公平、輕鬆地評估特定證明生成任務的各種證明系統的性能。”

Proof Arena will allow ZK-proof system creators to compare their systems against others in a clear and scientific manner while ensuring that all controllable variables are held constant, according to a press release Wednesday.

根據週三的新聞稿，Proof Arena 將允許 ZK 證明系統創建者以清晰、科學的方式將他們的系統與其他系統進行比較，同時確保所有可控變數保持不變。

Outputs from the testing system include proof generation time, memory peak and setup time, according to Vreeland. Here's what that might look like in a hypothetical scenario:

Vreeland 表示，測試系統的輸出包括證明產生時間、記憶體峰值和設定時間。在假設的場景中，情況可能是這樣的：

Builders of the provers can also submit their systems "for inclusion in the arena," Vreeland said.

Vreeland 說，證明器的建構者還可以提交他們的系統「以納入競技場」。

Initially, the project will be set up to generate benchmarks for Polyhedra's own "Expander" ZK-proof system, Polygon's Plonky3, StarkWare's Stwo and Linea's Gnark.

最初，該專案將旨在為 Polyhedra 自己的「Expander」ZK 證明系統、Polygon 的 Plonky3、StarkWare 的 Stwo 和 Linea 的 Gnark 產生基準。

"The team plans to support all open-source proof systems and will provide benchmarks for frequent ZK tasks like Keccak and Poseidon hash verification run on a variety of machine configurations," according to the press release.

新聞稿稱：“該團隊計劃支援所有開源證明系統，並將為在各種機器配置上運行的頻繁 ZK 任務（例如 Keccak 和 Poseidon 哈希驗證）提供基準。”

That might all sound like gibberish, but for cryptographers, it's what they care about.

這聽起來可能像是胡言亂語，但對密碼學家來說，這就是他們關心的。

And the pros might like the chance to prove their worth.

專業人士可能希望有機會證明自己的價值。