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One-way function. One-way functions are easy to compute but it is very difficult to compute their inverse functions. ... One-way functions are key elements of various tools useful in modern cryptography. They are used in pseudorandom generators, authentication of messages and digital signatures.<ref>http://www.crypto-it.net/eng/theory/one-way-function.html</ref> | One-way function. One-way functions are easy to compute but it is very difficult to compute their inverse functions. ... One-way functions are key elements of various tools useful in modern cryptography. They are used in pseudorandom generators, authentication of messages and digital signatures.<ref>http://www.crypto-it.net/eng/theory/one-way-function.html</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 8 March 2020
In computer science, a one-way function is a function that is easy to compute on every input, but hard to invert given the image of a random input.[2]
One-way function. One-way functions are easy to compute but it is very difficult to compute their inverse functions. ... One-way functions are key elements of various tools useful in modern cryptography. They are used in pseudorandom generators, authentication of messages and digital signatures.[3]