SSZ Overview

This is an overview of the SSZ Specifications

The raw specs can be found here.

SSZ was created to standardize serialization for data for Eth2

It improves upon older formats by including Merkleization functionality resulting in smaller, more succint proofs.

The main use-case of SSZ is to provide a consistent encoding and merkleization framework for the core of the Eth2 protocol.

However, use outside of the core protocol, such as in smart contracts or layer-2 solutions, is also considered and factored into the design.

This is NOT official documentation for SSZ-SimpleSerialize. This is an interpretation and expansion on the official specifications. The content here is a living, open-source, collaborative resource, built upon the orginial inspiration for SSZ, as well as the experience of the community of developers implementing SSZ in their work

Clarifications? Corrections? Insight to offer? Please collaborate on this project at our GitHub repository