Hermes’ Seal: Zero-Knowledge Assurance for Autonomous Vehicle Communications

Authors

• Munawar Hasan, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Apostol Vassilev, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Edward Griffor, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Thoshitha Gamage, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2026

Abstract

Hermes’ seal: a zero-knowledge proof framework for enabling privacy-preserving, verifiable communications, allowing autonomous systems to generate cryptographic proofs of perception and decision-related computations without revealing proprietary models, sensor data, or internal system states.

Publication Title

IEEE Security and Privacy

Recommended Citation

Hasan, M., Vassilev, A., Griffor, E., & Gamage, T. (2026). Hermes’ Seal: Zero-Knowledge Assurance for Autonomous Vehicle Communications. IEEE Security and Privacy. http://doi.org/10.1109/MSEC.2026.3735626
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