I would think so -- or, even easier, they can run your program under a network sniffer and see what data is sent out by the program, since FTP sends usernames and passwords unencrypted.
What are you trying to do? There might be a more secure solution. -Bennett > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Yu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 06:34 PM > To: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com > Subject: How secure is Perl FTP function > > > $ftp = Net::FTP->new("$ftp_server_name", Debug => 0) or die(""); > #&server_error, , > $ftp->login("$ftp_user","$ftp_pass"); > > $ftp->binary; > > $ftp->put("$upload_filename"); > > $ftp->quit; > > If I compile the code into an .exe file with ActiveState Perl, can an average > hacker look at the machine code to get the username, password, and FTP > address? > > _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
