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A trapdoor is something that's hard to invert: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapdoor_function https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapdoor_function A backdoor i
by Y_Y 8y ago
A trapdoor is something that's hard to invert: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapdoor_function https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapdoor_function
A backdoor is a hidden access, like this.
Just a mistake in the article.
- makomk 8y agoI don't think it's a mistake. I think this is actually a trapdoor in the cryptographic sense of the term, and the security hole is the result of them using a zero-knowledge proof scheme based on these kind of trapdoor functions that relies on no-one having a copy of the trapdoor information, but incorrectly letting the untrusted party choose the trapdoor function.
- tomglynch 8y agoNo mistake. It's a trapdoor.