[81363] in Cypherpunks
keeping secrets and knowing when they're compromised
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Huge Cajones Remailer)
Sat Jun 7 00:00:28 1997
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 20:14:02 -0700
To: cypherpunks@sirius.infonex.com
From: nobody@huge.cajones.com (Huge Cajones Remailer)
Reply-To: nobody@huge.cajones.com (Huge Cajones Remailer)
Dear Cypherpunks,
Some of you may have dealt with a similar situation to mine, or have good ideas about how (technically and/or socially) to handle it. I welcome your advice.
I want to encrypt and give to a "friend" some computer documents that are only to be decrypted and used by that person if something terrible happens to me.
I also want to know, if I'm still around, when and if those documents are decrypted. I.e. In the event that my friend isn't as trustworthy as I presume, I want to find out if s/he decrypts the files while I'm still around.
I know I could put the key in escrow somewhere, but would prefer not to involve a third party. Any ideas?
Thanks.
