The Merkle Proof contains the necessary parameters to enable the
verifier to be certain that a leaf belongs to the tree. Given the value
of the leaf and its index, it is possible to traverse the tree by
recalculating the hashes up to the root and using the node siblings.
If the calculated root matches the root in the proof, then the leaf
belongs to the tree. It's important to note that the function used
to generate the proof and the one used to verify it must use the
same hash function.
The Merkle Proof contains the necessary parameters to enable the verifier to be certain that a leaf belongs to the tree. Given the value of the leaf and its index, it is possible to traverse the tree by recalculating the hashes up to the root and using the node siblings. If the calculated root matches the root in the proof, then the leaf belongs to the tree. It's important to note that the function used to generate the proof and the one used to verify it must use the same hash function.