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Time-lock encryption
How do you encrypt a file such that it can be decrypted after a date, but not before? Use serial computations for proof-of-work using successive squaring, chained hashes, or witness encryption on blockchains.
- Points
- 117
- HN comments
- 93
- Submissions
- 1
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Security & PrivacyCrypto & Blockchain2013
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2013 | Time-lock encryption by kiba | 117 | 93 |
