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Commitment Verification Overhead

Definition

Commitment verification overhead refers to the computational resources required to confirm the validity of a cryptographic commitment. This overhead includes the processing power and time needed by a verifier to check that a prover’s commitment to a piece of data is consistent with a later revealed value or an associated proof. In zero-knowledge proof systems, minimizing this overhead is essential for practical scalability, as it directly impacts the efficiency of validating transactions or computations on a blockchain. A lower overhead means faster and cheaper verification processes.