--- title: The Commit/Reveal (Part 1): Introduction | daily.dev description: The commit-reveal scheme is a cryptographic technique used to securely store information and ensure its secrecy, integrity, and verifiability until the time... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-commit-reveal-part-1-introduction-kwifwhim4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Commit/Reveal (Part 1): Introduction | daily.dev og:description: The commit-reveal scheme is a cryptographic technique used to securely store information and ensure its secrecy, integrity, and verifiability until the time... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-commit-reveal-part-1-introduction-kwifwhim4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KWifWhIm4.png og:image:alt: The Commit/Reveal (Part 1): Introduction og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Commit/Reveal (Part 1): Introduction **[System Weakness](https://daily.dev/sources/systemweakness)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The commit-reveal scheme is a cryptographic technique used to securely store information and ensure its secrecy, integrity, and verifiability until the time for disclosure. 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