1995-11-13 - Who needs time vaults anyway?

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From: A.Back@exeter.ac.uk
To: bryce@colorado.edu
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From: A.Back@exeter.ac.uk
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:16:28 +0800
To: bryce@colorado.edu
Subject: Who needs time vaults anyway?
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> > Can anyone explain what use this theoretical "time-sensitive" crypto
> > box would be good for?
>
> 	Suppose you die.

Suppose you get "silenced", or carted off by big brother for thought
crime.  A defense: if you try to silence me, this info gets plastered
all over the net.

Suppose you discovered a polynomial time factoring algorithm (dream
on:-), and wanted to sell it to the highest bidder - what odds that
the NSA would try to obtain it and silence you?  Time-release would be
useful for such things.

Adam

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• 1995-11-13 (Tue, 14 Nov 1995 04:38:46 +0800) - Who needs time vaults anyway? - Bryce <wilcoxb@nagina.cs.colorado.edu>
  • 1995-11-13 (Tue, 14 Nov 1995 04:33:28 +0800) - Re: Who needs time vaults anyway? - sameer <sameer@c2.org>
    • 1995-11-12 (Sat, 11 Nov 95 18:15:21 PST) - Re: Who needs time vaults anyway? - shields@tembel.org (Michael Shields)
    • 1995-11-13 (Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:16:28 +0800) - Who needs time vaults anyway? - A.Back@exeter.ac.uk
    • 1995-11-13 (Mon, 13 Nov 1995 20:05:11 +0800) - Re: Who needs time vaults anyway? - shields@tembel.org (Michael Shields)
    • 1995-11-13 (Tue, 14 Nov 1995 05:33:21 +0800) - Re: Who needs time vaults anyway? - Bryce <wilcoxb@nagina.cs.colorado.edu>
  • 1995-11-14 (Tue, 14 Nov 1995 08:13:19 +0800) - Re: Who needs time vaults anyway? - Kevin L Prigge <klp@gold.tc.umn.edu>