Primus: Why Developers Need More Than Raw Data Getting information from the internet is easy. Knowing whether that information can be trusted is a different challenge. Imagine a DeFi application that wants to assess a user's financial history before offering a service. The developer retrieves information from an external platform through an API. But how does the application know the information is genuine? Has it been altered? Does it actually come from the claimed source? Simply receiving data doesn't automatically make it trustworthy. This is where verifiable data becomes important. Developers need more than just information. They need evidence that helps establish: - Origin: Where did the information come from? - Integrity: Has the information been modified? - Authenticity: Does the evidence connect to the claimed source? - Relevance: Does the information meet the application's requirements? Where does Primus fit in? Primus uses zkTLS to help users generate cryptographic proofs about information retrieved from supported HTTPS websites. Instead of asking applications to blindly trust screenshots or manually submitted figures, zkTLS can provide evidence that helps verify selected information from its original web source. For example, a lending application could request proof of specific financial activity from a supported exchange. The user generates a proof, and the application checks the evidence before using the information in its assessment. This helps connect external web data with applications that need verifiable information. Why does this matter? This approach could be useful across several areas: - DeFi: Verifying external financial information. - Digital identity: Checking online credentials and achievements. - Reputation systems: Establishing claims about a user's activity. - AI applications: Working with externally sourced information that has verification evidence. One important distinction: zkTLS helps verify information and its connection to a web source. It doesn't automatically guarantee that the source itself is telling the truth. My takeaway For developers, accessing data is only the beginning. They also need ways to establish where that data came from and whether it has been altered. That's the problem Primus is working to address. The future of applications won't depend only on how much data they can access, but also on how confidently they can verify the information they use. @primus_labs