Time-Capsule
Create archives that are intended to unlock only after a future release time using drand or an available Aavrit authority flow.
The Time-Capsule page creates archives that should unlock only after a future time. It is intended for files that should remain sealed until a selected release condition is reached and verified.
Examples described by the product include sealed submissions, scheduled disclosures, personal messages, legal records, and institutional archives.
Future Unlock Time
Users select a future date and time. The app validates that the chosen unlock time is in the future before creating the archive.
The selected time becomes part of the release design for the archive. It does not remove the need for any password, keyphrase, PQC material, or keyfile selected during creation.
Trusted Time Check
The app uses backend time checks to reduce reliance on the local system clock. If the system clock is too far out of sync, TimeCapsule flows can fail with a clock warning.
This behavior is intended to prevent the local device clock from being treated as the only release authority.
drand Provider
drand is the default public TimeCapsule authority. It uses public threshold randomness release to unlock time-gated material after the target round becomes available.
The landing page describes drand as the public path for release flows that should be independently checkable.
Aavrit Provider
Aavrit is an optional server-backed TimeCapsule authority. It appears when an Aavrit server is connected, and private Aavrit mode can require login.
The product describes Aavrit as the RookDuel path for organizations that want a self-hostable commit and reveal based time authority.
TimeCapsule Secrets
Users can add a password, a 21-word keyphrase, or both. These secrets are required after the release time.
This means TimeCapsule can combine a future release condition with user-held secrets. The release time alone does not automatically grant access if other required unlock material is missing.
TimeCapsule PQC Protection
TimeCapsule archives can also use PQC protection with embedded or external .avkkey storage. External .avkkey files can optionally use the second keyfile password layer.
Users should store all required material together with clear recovery instructions, especially when combining TimeCapsule, password, keyphrase, and external keyfile requirements.
High Protection Warning
When password and keyphrase are both enabled, the app warns that both will be required after release. If PQC is also enabled, the warning changes to the stronger trio-protection state.
These warnings are operational guidance: stronger protection also means stronger dependency on correct secret storage.