Re: Distributed File Purchase Encryption (DFPE)

On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 20:42 +0000, Fernando Amorim wrote: > I was thinking in something , is not quite php related, but I was thinking > of an app that would encrypt a file (that file could be anything) and the > author would create an encryption key giving an amount of money to be > collected. It would become public and anyone could give as much money as > wanted. when the needed amount was reached the file would be public to > anyone (decrypted). does it make sense? > > I am calling it "Distributed File Purchase Encryption" (DFPE) > > ~birdzoom It makes sense, and it is possible with PHP, but what doesn't make sense is posting the idea here, before doing anything about protecting it! Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk