EY Blockchain Privacy Sandbox
The sandbox is a web-based integrated development environment (IDE) that allows developers to experiment with the Starlight compiler directly in the browser, without setting up a local development environment.
The sandbox includes sample projects that can be explored, cloned, and modified, helping developers understand how standard Solidity contracts are transformed into privacy-preserving applications.
It is designed for experimentation and proof-of-concept development, enabling developers to validate privacy use cases quickly by integrating Starlight into enterprise development environments.
About Starlight
Starlight is an open-source zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) compiler for building privacy-preserving applications on the public Ethereum blockchain.
It transforms standard Solidity smart contracts into private applications by replacing sensitive onchain data with cryptographic commitments and zero-knowledge proofs, while preserving the original contract logic and execution flow.
Starlight is contributed by EY to the public domain and is available via its public GitHub repository for developers who wish to use it within their local development environments.
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Create and manage projects
Create new sandbox projects directly in the browser. Each project provides a structured workspace to develop, configure, and experiment with privacy-preserving smart contracts using the Starlight compiler.
Explore sample templates
Get started quickly using pre-built sample projects that demonstrate common privacy patterns. Developers can view, clone, and modify templates to see how standard Solidity contracts are transformed into private applications.
Compile private smart contracts
Use the Starlight compiler within the sandbox to convert Solidity smart contracts into privacy-preserving applications. Sensitive variables are replaced with cryptographic commitments and zero-knowledge proofs, while preserving the original contract logic.
Deploy and test in one environment
Deploy compiled applications and run tests directly within the sandbox, enabling developers to validate functionality, verify contract behaviour, and iterate rapidly without local setup.
Proof-of-concept development and enterprise integration
Designed for experimentation and learning, the sandbox allows developers to rapidly prototype and validate proof-of-concept use cases and allows integration of Starlight into enterprise development environments.
The team
Paul Brody
EY Global Blockchain Leader
Clare Adelgren
EY Global Head of Blockchain Sales and Operations
Wenxing Wang
EY Blockchain Privacy Sandbox: Technical Lead
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