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Re:Timelock Encryption made possible and easy to use by h0h0h0h0111 on Monday August 15, 2022 @09:05PM (#32477976)
Essentially the hash of the round number is the encryption key and the randomness that gets generated at that round number (in the future) is the decryption key
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Re:Timelock Encryption made possible and easy to use by anomalroil on Monday August 15, 2022 @09:16PM (#32478080)
Almost, the randomness is generated using a BLS signature that also makes it verifiable. And that signature is the decryption key.
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