The paper discusses the concept of Conditional Information Reveal (CIR), an automated system that reveals information upon meeting specific conditions such as time or location. The authors propose a new, secure, and decentralized architecture for CIR systems using blockchain technology. They also introduce a practical timed-release cryptography system which uses time as the condition for revealing information. This system is particularly useful for time-sensitive data sharing, such as in e-voting or sealed-bid auctions. The paper also discusses the creation of an open-source prototype and provides a comprehensive system evaluation.
Publication date: 2024-01-11
Project Page: 1arXiv:2401.05947v1 [cs.CR] 11 Jan 2024
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.05947
