> I think we should remember what Aaron has said previously (I think???), that
> trying to create and implement "uncrackable" security schemes is
> only worth the time if it is intellectually stimulating for the programmer.
> This is a fun break, like playing games on your computer. There is an
> audience of ready and willing crackers that you can match wits with - sort
> of a low stakes chess game. And I can certainly recognize the value of
> playing games, and sparring with partners. But it has nothing to do with
> increasing your money stream, or improving the overall state of Palm
> available software.
you could not have said it in a better way :)) it is a game.. and i
enjoy the challenge, and it stimulates some brain cells i thought
i would never have used.
> (Not meant to be in any way critical of Aaron, who is obviously a very
> smart mathematician and programmer, and has created some fantasic apps.
no offence taken here :P
> Just free advice to programmers who really don't feel like adding security
> code, and start to feel guilty about it when they read threads like this.)
for those people who are interested and may wish to think about the
issues revolving around cracking, look forward to my anti-cracking
paper when i get around to writing it..
you should use it from an educational perspective.. it will outline the
experiences i have learned over the past 12 months when dealing with
the warez scene. you would be surprised how long it takes to remove
the protection from your software..
in retrospect, it will also show you how easy it is to crack many
existing applications that are on the market.. this paper will be
developer only material - not for the general public :) hence i was
considering making it available at PalmSource 2000... not many
crackers/hackers go to conferences :)
cheers.
az.
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