On Feb 28, 7:06 am, Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com> wrote: > This > isn't neccessarily about encrypting applications, in fact the system at > AndAppStore[1] doesn't rely on encrypting the application, it purely > relies on using an encrypted piece of data which thae application uses > to determine what rights a user has available to them.
Can you not see the flaw here? > DRM can't stop a determined attacker, but good DRM makes the content > worthless by the time it's been cracked, and the current Android Copy > Protection system isn't a good DRM implementation because a casual > attacker can follow a simple set of instructions to by-pass it. The AndAppStore DRM is no better. > To crack the AndAppStore uses 1024 RSA encryption which is considered > secure, and even if a cracker got the public key used to decrypt the > license information in the application that would only show them what's > in the license, it wouldn't allow them to create their own licenses, and > so it works on all Android platforms. The encryption of the license files has nothing to do with it. -- Jon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
