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timed-release encryption

Encrypt into the future. Encrypt a message so that it will be decrypted only after a predetermined amount of time. It is an area of cryptography.
Timed-release encryption can be used for sealed-bid auctions, so that the bids will open at the end of the auction process.
by Conanito October 27, 2011
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