(I have to confess that I don't understand why Android allows self-
signed apps anyway.  If apps had to be signed by a traceable
certificate it would be a lot easier to control piracy.)

On Sep 20, 11:18 am, Bret Foreman <bret.fore...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is why I want to do the checksum at runtime. If the pirate
> patches the code, the checksum won't match any more. I'm trying to
> detect an altered apk.
>
> On Sep 20, 8:51 am, DanH <danhi...@ieee.org> wrote:
>
> > The pirate would have to crack a more complex algorithm, but
> > again, once he figured out where to patch he could just patch the
> > public key into the pirated code.

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