Andy Jeffries wrote: > On 6 July 2010 10:34, Sumanta Das <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > >> Or if there is any way so that I can encrypt my code >> without interrupting the execution of the application.
If your client is determined to access your code even an encryption of the Ruby source code will not be sufficient. In order for MRI to interpret Ruby it must be decrypted. If the client has full access to the system then this means that they also have access to the encryption keys. This is the same issue that makes decrypting DVDs possible. The keys must be available to the system performing the decryption. Now maybe doing this will discourage a client from making the attempt, but if they are determined then there's nothing stopping them from hiring someone to "crack" your encryption. But, as I said it's not really cracking it since the encryption keys exist in a location where the client has access. Other compiled languages such as Java or .Net don't effectively protect your code either. Java (and likely .Net) can be easily decompiled into amazingly readable source code. In the end the only real solution is to protect your source code using operating system security and by contractual licensing. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
