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+[build-system]
+requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]
+build-backend = "maturin"
+
+[project]
+name = "zkac"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Zero-Knowledge Access Control: BBS+ anonymous credentials with encrypted transport"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+dependencies = [
+    "ipykernel>=6.31.0",
+]
+
+[tool.maturin]
+features = ["python"]
+module-name = "zkac._zkac"
+python-source = "python"