thatsmee

Still using foobar2000 here. :)

> This is a great trapdoor function because if you know where the starting point (A) is and how many hops are required to get to the ending point (E), it is very easy to find the ending point. On the other hand, if all you know is where the starting point and ending point are, it is nearly impossible to find how many hops it took to get there.

> Public Key: Starting Point A, Ending Point E

> Private Key: Number of hops from A to E

So basically the number of hops is the secret. Couldn't I simply "brute force" the hop count? Does this mean that a higher hop count is equal to a better private key?