Hi! On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 10:27:54AM -0700, iCap wrote: > i have a collection of perl modules (running under the mod_perl umbrella) > and would like to distribute the application to several different sources > (clients with open internet web servers). but i dont want to send it out > without at least making it somewhat difficult for some hacker to just simply > steal it and load it somewhere else without my consent. what options do i > have (if any) to secure the code so that it can't be 'easily' stolen? > 'easily' being the operative word here, as i realize it wont be 100% safe no > matter what i do. > the ideal would be to perhaps encrypt some of the code, maybe a few of the > base configuration modules, maybe even the startup.pl file, others?
If you want to make it hard to read the code, use an Obfuscator (eg. Acme::EyeDrops) If want to really secure your code: it's not possible, see this thread on perlmonks: http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=243011 or search in the mailinglist archives. This questions was discussed here a few times. -- #!/usr/bin/perl http://domm.zsi.at for(ref bless{},just'another'perl'hacker){s-:+-$"-g&&print$_.$/}
