On 12/01/2009 15:18, "Chunk 1978" <chunk1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> anyway, i started thinking about security of applications based on > showing package contents. as far as i know the only way for someone > to crack an application is to have access to the package contents > which lists the Unix Executable File in the Mac OS folder. No, it's not. > since apps are really just folders with a > .app extension, wouldn't it be possible to disable "Show Package > Contents", as with the new .pages files, so that it would make the app > more secure (if not impossible to crack)? I don't see how that would make anything more secure, just as marking files as 'hidden' doesn't. With some appropriate changes to the code signing mechanism, interface and requirements they could make it hard - though not impossible - for cracked apps to act as drop-in replacements for their legitimate antecedents. But I'm pretty sure that while it's possible people will do it, even if the pay-off were to disappear :-( Graham. -- Graham Lee Senior Macintosh Software Engineer, Sophos Plc. +44 1235 540266 http://www.sophos.com/ Sophos Plc, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, United Kingdom. Company Reg No 2096520. VAT Reg No GB 348 3873 20. _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
