Bug bounty programs rely on trust between researchers and organizations, even as disclosures often involve sensitive exploit details and uncertain reward outcomes. Misuse of research findings leaves organizations validating claims that may be incomplete or inaccurate. Zero-knowledge technologies introduce a trustless alternative. By combining zero-knowledge virtual machines and zero-knowledge Transport Layer Security, vulnerabilities can be proven cryptographically without exposing exploit code, payloads or proprietary data. These approaches enable verifiable proof of software flaws and network interactions while preserving confidentiality on both sides.

This video lesson, taught by Anto Joseph, principal security engineer at Eigen Labs, will cover:

• Structural trust gaps in traditional vulnerability disclosure models;
• Proving software flaws with zkVMs without revealing exploit logic;
• Verifying sensitive network interactions using zkTLS attestations.