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An implementation of time-lock puzzle, a decryption algorithm which prevents decryption of data until a certain amount of time passes

7 mentions on Hacker News by 2 people: 0 stories, 7 comments · first 2023-05-30 · latest 2025-09-10

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  1. …PIN data myself without being able to access it on a whim. I developed timelock for this purpose: https://github.com/rayanamal/timelock
    comment by Aerbil313 · 2025-09-10 · in iPhone dumbphone
  2. …it here, but it involves timelocking the Apple account's password and the Screen Time PIN. See https://github.com/rayanamal/timelock With this setup, you can’t change the Screen Time settings yourself, and you can’t reset the PIN using “I…
    comment by Aerbil313 · 2025-06-04 · in Why I Use a Dumbphone in 2025 (and Why You Should Too)
  3. …a time-lock implementation you can use today, here is one I made some 5 years ago and still using: https://github.com/rayanamal/timelock - Can time-lock (encrypt) in negligible time (almost instantaneosly) - Non-parallelizable sequential…
    comment by imatimelocker · 2025-03-08 · in Time-Lock Encryption
  4. …group for this to work, so the script gives me sudo access for certain early hours every day. 1: https://github.com/aerbil313/timelock 2: There are afaik no solutions that currently work on Linux except writing your own, and the ancient…
    comment by Aerbil313 · 2024-01-03 · in Delete or hide life-wasting apps
  5. …to time-lock data, to be able to self-restrict myself in terms of Screen Time etc. passwords: https://github.com/aerbil313/timelock
    comment by Aerbil313 · 2023-12-13 · in Apple's new iPhone security setting keeps thieves out of your digital accounts
  6. …1: https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Odysseus-and-the-S... 2: https://github.com/aerbil313/timelock
    comment by Aerbil313 · 2023-07-29 · in Play deprivation is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis
  7. …X and instead say, doomscrolling HN. 1: I use this program I wrote, in case anyone is interested: https://github.com/aerbil313/timelock 2: It doesn’t dictate the password digits for security reasons. It plays a different notification tone…
    comment by Aerbil313 · 2023-05-30 · in How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul