trap door n.
(alt. `trapdoor') 1. Syn. back door
-- a Bad Thing. 2. [techspeak] A `trap-door function' is
one which is easy to compute but very difficult to compute the
inverse of. Such functions are Good Things with important
applications in cryptography, specifically in the construction of
public-key cryptosystems.
(alt. `trapdoor') 1. Syn. back door
-- a Bad Thing. 2. [techspeak] A `trap-door function' is
one which is easy to compute but very difficult to compute the
inverse of. Such functions are Good Things with important
applications in cryptography, specifically in the construction of
public-key cryptosystems.
Related:
- trap door: alt. `trapdoor' n. 1. Syn. {back door} -
a {Bad Thing}. 2. [techspeak] A `trap-door function'... - A trap door opens up
under you... - The door is
the key... - The door is
the key... - If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
Paul... - If all the world's a stage,
who sprung the trap door on me... - If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
Paul... - If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
Paul... - If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
Paul...
