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MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 18:06

Is there a way to use a computer to hide information until a specific date? Perhaps some website that will do that (you upload a file and you can't download it before some time determined by the server clock).

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 18:13

yes there is.

Name: THE FUTURE 2011-07-29 18:13

Encrypt with the desidered UNIX time, decrypt using time().

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 18:20

>>3
That's trivial to break. I guess you could use NTP, but packets can be spoofed.

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 18:46

"Time" doesn't exist.
Clocks exist.

Name: MESSAGE TO THE PAST 2011-07-29 18:49

Yes there is.

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 19:34

you upload a file and you can't download it before some time determined by the server clock
aka rapidshare.com

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 20:19

You know, you can make an awesome video-game from this.

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 20:34

>>1
Use FUSE and make your goddamm time protected filesystem.
Post pics of the results.
etc.

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 21:27

Centralized way: encrypt the file, place the key with a trusted entity that promises to release the key on a specific date.  Since this isn't cool enough, use Shamir's Secret Sharing to split the key between multiple entities, to ensure their honesty.  Congratulation, you wannabe-cypherpunk, you.  insurance.aes256, anyone?

Decentralized way:  you need a distributed trusted timestamp server.  Though one, perhaps find a way to piggyback on bitcoin's blockchain?

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-29 22:24

>>10
Congratulation, you wannabe-cypherpunk, you.
Wow what a fag you are.

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-30 4:46

bumop

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-30 5:50

FML ;]

Name: Anonymous 2011-07-30 15:05

Theres a good paper on this:

"Time<lock puzzles and timed <release Crypto"
Ronald L< Rivest,<> Adi Shamir<<> and David A< Wagner<<<

Also check the writings of Timothy C. May

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