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# Overview

## Overview

Okkult Proof is a zero-knowledge compliance proof.

It lets a user prove compliance without exposing sensitive wallet data.

### The problem it solves

Most compliance checks ask users to hand over personal data or trust a centralized service.

That creates a trade-off. Users get compliance, but lose privacy.

Okkult Proof removes that trade-off. It gives users a way to prove compliance on-chain without sending their address to any server.

### How Okkult Proof is different

Traditional compliance flows depend on centralized exchanges, stored user data, and manual trust.

Okkult Proof uses zero-knowledge proofs instead. The address is processed locally, the proof is generated in the browser, and only the proof is submitted on-chain.

### Key facts

| Item             | Value                           |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Cost             | `0.001 ETH`                     |
| Validity         | `30 days`                       |
| Generated        | `Client-side in browser`        |
| Address handling | `Never sent to any server`      |
| Data sources     | `OFAC API + Chainalysis Oracle` |

### Simple flow

1. User opens `app.okkult.io`.
2. Address checked locally.
3. ZK proof generated in browser.
4. Proof submitted on-chain.
5. Certificate valid `30 days`.

### Comparison

| Approach          | Privacy | Compliance | Trust Required |
| ----------------- | ------- | ---------- | -------------- |
| KYC with exchange | No      | Yes        | High           |
| Tornado Cash      | Yes     | No         | None           |
| Okkult Proof      | Yes     | Yes        | None           |

### Why it matters

* Users can pass compliance checks without giving up privacy.
* Apps can gate sensitive actions with a verifiable proof.
* The proof can be reused during its validity window.

### Result

A successful run produces a proof that remains valid for `30 days`.

### Next Steps

* [How it works](/proof/how-it-works.md)
* [Generate proof](/proof/generate-proof.md)


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