TRAPDOORFUNCTION

Trapdoor function

A trapdoor function is a function that is easy to compute in one direction, yet believed to be difficult to compute in the opposite direction without special information, called the "trapdoor". Trapdoor functions are widely used in cryptography.

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trapdoor function

Noun

  1. A function that is easy to compute in one direction but difficult to compute in the opposite direction (finding its inverse) without special information.


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