Re: Protect Script Code
Paulo Lopes wrote: > Is there a way to protect javascript code? No and there can't be. The browser must see the cleartext Javascript code to execute it, and if the browser can decode it, a user can as well. -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
Re: Protect Script Code
Ben's right. The only way to keep a user from reading the source code of your script is not to put scripts on your web pages. If you send the script over the wire, you've given it to the user, whether our browser allows you to display it or not. One doesn't even need a browser to read your scripts, they could just telnet to port 80 on your server and request the file directly. What you want simply can't be done, and we're not going to fake it as Microsoft has done. -Mitch Ben Bucksch wrote: > Henrik Gemal wrote: > >> Paulo Lopes wrote: >> >>> Is there a way to protect javascript code? >>> Something like microsoft script encoder, but that aplies to Mozilla? >> >> >> Nope. MS Script encode is stupid and very easy to decode. > > > I think it's impossible. Mozilla is open-source. I can always hack my > Mozilla to display instead of execute the JS. > > Apart from that, it is the wrong thing to do. The script is executed on > the user's machine, so I believe the user has a right to see whst is > being executed. Esp. because websites usually are not (and can not be) > trusted by the visitor. > > Ben Bucksch > >
Re: Protect Script Code
Henrik Gemal wrote: > Paulo Lopes wrote: > >> Is there a way to protect javascript code? >> Something like microsoft script encoder, but that aplies to Mozilla? > > Nope. MS Script encode is stupid and very easy to decode. I think it's impossible. Mozilla is open-source. I can always hack my Mozilla to display instead of execute the JS. Apart from that, it is the wrong thing to do. The script is executed on the user's machine, so I believe the user has a right to see whst is being executed. Esp. because websites usually are not (and can not be) trusted by the visitor. Ben Bucksch
Re: Protect Script Code
Paulo Lopes wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to protect javascript code? > Something like microsoft script encoder, but that aplies to Mozilla? Nope. MS Script encode is stupid and very easy to decode. -- Henrik Gemal Mozilla Evangelist Get the latest and greatest Mozilla web browser at: http://gemal.dk/mozilla/
Protect Script Code
Hi, Is there a way to protect javascript code? Something like microsoft script encoder, but that aplies to Mozilla? Thanks!
