[PHP] Distributed File Purchase Encryption (DFPE)

2011-01-15 Thread Fernando Amorim
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


Re: [PHP] Distributed File Purchase Encryption (DFPE)

2011-01-15 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 20:42 +, 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