Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.netwrote: Jordan L. Chilcott - Interactivity Unlimited skriver: Unless the client is actually displaying a countdown, it has no need for the data. All the client needs in this case is a polling mechanism to occur on a set interval, whether or not it intends to display any countdown down. No data needs to be pass back to the server. All the client is essentially asking is coupon?. Server either gives a coupon or something else that is of no use for anyone to manipulate. jord To elaborate on that idea: Client asks the server and the server either sends the coupon or the time left. The client then acts differently depending on the received data. This way there is only one request made in either case. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders I like that! Good call, much more efficient. The countdown is displayed so that date is important. I like the single call that way. Thanks again. Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
In this case, you just manipulate the time on the client side for the user's amusement (if they try to tamper with it, the next call will just reset the values, if it's not time yet). jord -- Jordan L. Chilcott Sent from my iPhone... because I can On 2011-03-15, at 1:06 PM, Kevin Holleran kdaw...@gmail.com wrote: I like that! Good call, much more efficient. The countdown is displayed so that date is important. I like the single call that way. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
This is the perfect opportunity to introduce a clever Easter egg. ;-) Kevin N. On 3/15/11 1:35 PM, Jordan L. Chilcott - Interactivity Unlimited wrote: In this case, you just manipulate the time on the client side for the user's amusement (if they try to tamper with it, the next call will just reset the values, if it's not time yet). jord ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Developer skriver: Wouldn't it also be helpful to have the server-side script verify (validate) the data the swf is sending back up? That way if someone manually triggered the date, the server would not accept it because it doesn't match it's system date. Don. You have a point. The server can reject anything that the client sends. But at the same time you also fail to get it. The client doesn't have to care for what the server does. So what if the server doesn't like the date? The client has no obligation to care about that. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
No, I get it. The client and data transfer are insecure. The hidden information (or the trigger to show the information) should come from the server not from the client. Don On 3/14/2011 3:54 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: Developer skriver: Wouldn't it also be helpful to have the server-side script verify (validate) the data the swf is sending back up? That way if someone manually triggered the date, the server would not accept it because it doesn't match it's system date. Don. You have a point. The server can reject anything that the client sends. But at the same time you also fail to get it. The client doesn't have to care for what the server does. So what if the server doesn't like the date? The client has no obligation to care about that. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
If the server script knows the acceptable date from the database, it can just ignore early requests. Is the problem that Kevin doesn't want the client swf to hold the date for fear of it being known? If so, a key could be sent instead that relates to the download date and stored in the database. Each time the swf runs it sends the key and the server checks that against the date. John On 14/03/2011 12:19, Developer wrote: No, I get it. The client and data transfer are insecure. The hidden information (or the trigger to show the information) should come from the server not from the client. Don On 3/14/2011 3:54 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: Developer skriver: Wouldn't it also be helpful to have the server-side script verify (validate) the data the swf is sending back up? That way if someone manually triggered the date, the server would not accept it because it doesn't match it's system date. Don. You have a point. The server can reject anything that the client sends. But at the same time you also fail to get it. The client doesn't have to care for what the server does. So what if the server doesn't like the date? The client has no obligation to care about that. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Thanks to everyone for all of your responses. What is going to happen, is the application is going to hold a coupon. That coupon will be retrieved from a database and passed into the Flash application. I guess as I am writing this, the script will just check the date and if it is not correct, it can simply not return the coupon. My question revolved around a user manipulating the date passed into the flash application and causing the coupon to show up before the countdown is really up. Thanks very much. Kevin On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM, John McCormack j...@easypeasy.co.ukwrote: If the server script knows the acceptable date from the database, it can just ignore early requests. Is the problem that Kevin doesn't want the client swf to hold the date for fear of it being known? If so, a key could be sent instead that relates to the download date and stored in the database. Each time the swf runs it sends the key and the server checks that against the date. John On 14/03/2011 12:19, Developer wrote: No, I get it. The client and data transfer are insecure. The hidden information (or the trigger to show the information) should come from the server not from the client. Don On 3/14/2011 3:54 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: Developer skriver: Wouldn't it also be helpful to have the server-side script verify (validate) the data the swf is sending back up? That way if someone manually triggered the date, the server would not accept it because it doesn't match it's system date. Don. You have a point. The server can reject anything that the client sends. But at the same time you also fail to get it. The client doesn't have to care for what the server does. So what if the server doesn't like the date? The client has no obligation to care about that. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Kevin Holleran skriver: Thanks to everyone for all of your responses. What is going to happen, is the application is going to hold a coupon. That coupon will be retrieved from a database and passed into the Flash application. I guess as I am writing this, the script will just check the date and if it is not correct, it can simply not return the coupon. My question revolved around a user manipulating the date passed into the flash application and causing the coupon to show up before the countdown is really up. Well, in that case the server has a chance to withhold data until it is satisfied, so that should be perfectly hacking proof. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Why would you be relying solely on a user's clock? That is most easily manipulated simply by changing the date and time in their system preferences. No hacking experience required. jord -- Jordan L. Chilcott Sent from my iPhone... because I can On 2011-03-14, at 3:06 PM, Kevin Holleran kdaw...@gmail.com wrote: What is going to happen, is the application is going to hold a coupon. That coupon will be retrieved from a database and passed into the Flash application. I guess as I am writing this, the script will just check the date and if it is not correct, it can simply not return the coupon. My question revolved around a user manipulating the date passed into the flash application and causing the coupon to show up before the countdown is really up. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
@Jord - The date will be passed in or retrieved from a script and would be the server date. My concern was that the date would be intercepted/modified in some fashion, but since the end result is retrieved from the server, the server script will just have a check to make sure the date is right to release it. Thanks for all the ideas from everyone, I enjoyed the discussions. I'm sure I'll be asking more questions as I move through this project. Kevin On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Jordan L. Chilcott - Interactivity Unlimited jchilc...@interactivityunlimited.com wrote: Why would you be relying solely on a user's clock? That is most easily manipulated simply by changing the date and time in their system preferences. No hacking experience required. jord -- Jordan L. Chilcott Sent from my iPhone... because I can On 2011-03-14, at 3:06 PM, Kevin Holleran kdaw...@gmail.com wrote: What is going to happen, is the application is going to hold a coupon. That coupon will be retrieved from a database and passed into the Flash application. I guess as I am writing this, the script will just check the date and if it is not correct, it can simply not return the coupon. My question revolved around a user manipulating the date passed into the flash application and causing the coupon to show up before the countdown is really up. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
If I'm getting this straight: You're asking for a date from the server which you're going to pass back for approval to show a coupon on the client side app. Why not just have the server store and send the coupon for the application to use? The client simply makes one call (two at most... but it can be handled in one call, letting the server do all the work - the client is a simple willing participant). No other data is passed back for the client to manipulate. jord -- Jordan L. Chilcott Sent from my iPhone... because I can On 2011-03-14, at 3:40 PM, Kevin Holleran kdaw...@gmail.com wrote: @Jord - The date will be passed in or retrieved from a script and would be the server date. My concern was that the date would be intercepted/modified in some fashion, but since the end result is retrieved from the server, the server script will just have a check to make sure the date is right to release it. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Jordan L. Chilcott - Interactivity Unlimited jchilc...@interactivityunlimited.com wrote: If I'm getting this straight: You're asking for a date from the server which you're going to pass back for approval to show a coupon on the client side app. Why not just have the server store and send the coupon for the application to use? The client simply makes one call (two at most... but it can be handled in one call, letting the server do all the work - the client is a simple willing participant). No other data is passed back for the client to manipulate. jord -- Jordan L. Chilcott Sent from my iPhone... because I can On 2011-03-14, at 3:40 PM, Kevin Holleran kdaw...@gmail.com wrote: @Jord - The date will be passed in or retrieved from a script and would be the server date. My concern was that the date would be intercepted/modified in some fashion, but since the end result is retrieved from the server, the server script will just have a check to make sure the date is right to release it. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders The engine is a countdown from the current date/time to the date/time when the coupon becomes visible. So the date is used for the counter and then once the counter reaches zero, the coupon is retrieved from the server and displayed. Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Unless the client is actually displaying a countdown, it has no need for the data. All the client needs in this case is a polling mechanism to occur on a set interval, whether or not it intends to display any countdown down. No data needs to be pass back to the server. All the client is essentially asking is coupon?. Server either gives a coupon or something else that is of no use for anyone to manipulate. jord -- Jordan L. Chilcott Sent from my iPhone... because I can On 2011-03-14, at 4:08 PM, Kevin Holleran kdaw...@gmail.com wrote: The engine is a countdown from the current date/time to the date/time when the coupon becomes visible. So the date is used for the counter and then once the counter reaches zero, the coupon is retrieved from the server and displayed. Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Jordan L. Chilcott - Interactivity Unlimited skriver: Unless the client is actually displaying a countdown, it has no need for the data. All the client needs in this case is a polling mechanism to occur on a set interval, whether or not it intends to display any countdown down. No data needs to be pass back to the server. All the client is essentially asking is coupon?. Server either gives a coupon or something else that is of no use for anyone to manipulate. jord To elaborate on that idea: Client asks the server and the server either sends the coupon or the time left. The client then acts differently depending on the received data. This way there is only one request made in either case. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Hi Glen, If you really want to keep people from seeing some data until a certain date (depending on how sensitive it is), you should probably keep a pair of swfs instead of just serving up the one. You'd serve the pre-date swf before the event, then on the day of the event, you'd switch to serving the swf with the new data. That way no amount of snooping will allow a curious user to grab your restricted data, since you won't have served it up. Really, keeping the data off the user's machine is the only way to prevent them from accessing it. That said, some reasonable amount of obfuscation (funky named variables, encoded date info, etc.) could be used to at least make it less likely for novice snoopers to grab your restricted data. I'd only recommend that if the information is not terribly sensitive though. Kevin N. On 3/11/2011 4:53 AM, Glen Pike wrote: Okay, so it is possible to change the date using a sniffer, but being as the majority of people don't tend to use sniffers, unless the guy is writing a critical application that flies planes or crashes them if the date is wrong then I would suggest that the risk assessment here would be to accept the fact that there are some people there who might use a sniffer and change the date. if we all ran around with the attitude that you can't trust anyone, so what's the point, we would still be in the dark ages. On 11/03/2011 09:45, Henrik Andersson wrote: Glen Pike skriver: Hello, The parameters that you pass to the SWF in your HTML are different to communicating with a back-end system. If you look at URLLoader in actionscript. This enables you to load data as you would load a web-page. You would use URLLoader with your server-side code, e.g. PHP to do GET and POST type requests: This way, your users cannot inject their own date and it is also possible to have login type facilities. You clearly haven't heard of HTTP request sniffers. With something like Fiddler http://www.fiddler2.com/ I can easily override the reply from any server. And no, SSL does not help there. I can authorize any certificate authority I feel like, including my own one. And for any other checksum/validation I can always just edit the swf file to skip the check. In the end it is the same ages old trusted client problem. You just can't protect code that runs on the client. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Wouldn't it also be helpful to have the server-side script verify (validate) the data the swf is sending back up? That way if someone manually triggered the date, the server would not accept it because it doesn't match it's system date. Don. On 3/11/2011 10:31 AM, John McCormack wrote: Kevin, On start-up the SWF could request the date of data transfer from a server script. The script would return it from the database in encrypted form to bypass sniffers. When the date is reached, and data requested, the PHP script could compare current server date and date from the database. If different, ignore it. Henrik's phrase You clearly haven't heard of HTTP request sniffers. is discouraging. We all make errors, unfortunately. On the other hand, he comes up with lots of useful information for which we are grateful. John On 10/03/2011 18:35, Kevin Holleran wrote: I'll explain further so I get valuable responses and avoid the sarcasm. My goal is to pass in the date from the server, the application counts down, and when the date hits a certain time, the application does something. This something that the application does will also be loaded by calling a PHP script that will load from a backend DB. My concern is someone being able to launch the SWF passing in an incorrect date that will trigger this something early. Thanks for your help. Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Hello, The parameters that you pass to the SWF in your HTML are different to communicating with a back-end system. If you look at URLLoader in actionscript. This enables you to load data as you would load a web-page. You would use URLLoader with your server-side code, e.g. PHP to do GET and POST type requests: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLLoader.html http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/dev/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118666ade46-7ee2zephyr_serranozephyr.html This way, your users cannot inject their own date and it is also possible to have login type facilities. This way, what flash is doing is putting the pretty skin over your application. The difference from HTML is that you stay on the same page and make requests similar to Ajax. This site might have some good tutorials to get you started. http://www.flash-db.com/ Also, these pages should become your most thumbed. http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/index.htm http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flash/cs/using/index.html http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/dev/index.html HTH Glen On 10/03/2011 18:35, Kevin Holleran wrote: I'll explain further so I get valuable responses and avoid the sarcasm. My goal is to pass in the date from the server, the application counts down, and when the date hits a certain time, the application does something. This something that the application does will also be loaded by calling a PHP script that will load from a backend DB. My concern is someone being able to launch the SWF passing in an incorrect date that will trigger this something early. Thanks for your help. Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Glen Pike skriver: Hello, The parameters that you pass to the SWF in your HTML are different to communicating with a back-end system. If you look at URLLoader in actionscript. This enables you to load data as you would load a web-page. You would use URLLoader with your server-side code, e.g. PHP to do GET and POST type requests: This way, your users cannot inject their own date and it is also possible to have login type facilities. You clearly haven't heard of HTTP request sniffers. With something like Fiddler http://www.fiddler2.com/ I can easily override the reply from any server. And no, SSL does not help there. I can authorize any certificate authority I feel like, including my own one. And for any other checksum/validation I can always just edit the swf file to skip the check. In the end it is the same ages old trusted client problem. You just can't protect code that runs on the client. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Okay, so it is possible to change the date using a sniffer, but being as the majority of people don't tend to use sniffers, unless the guy is writing a critical application that flies planes or crashes them if the date is wrong then I would suggest that the risk assessment here would be to accept the fact that there are some people there who might use a sniffer and change the date. if we all ran around with the attitude that you can't trust anyone, so what's the point, we would still be in the dark ages. On 11/03/2011 09:45, Henrik Andersson wrote: Glen Pike skriver: Hello, The parameters that you pass to the SWF in your HTML are different to communicating with a back-end system. If you look at URLLoader in actionscript. This enables you to load data as you would load a web-page. You would use URLLoader with your server-side code, e.g. PHP to do GET and POST type requests: This way, your users cannot inject their own date and it is also possible to have login type facilities. You clearly haven't heard of HTTP request sniffers. With something like Fiddler http://www.fiddler2.com/ I can easily override the reply from any server. And no, SSL does not help there. I can authorize any certificate authority I feel like, including my own one. And for any other checksum/validation I can always just edit the swf file to skip the check. In the end it is the same ages old trusted client problem. You just can't protect code that runs on the client. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Then you need to provide each user with a computer controlled by you and a competent guard You clearly haven't heard of And he's clearly new to this stuff as he said is his original post, so lay off play nice. There's no reason to respond to people like that. The whole reason for these forums is so people can ask questions about things they don't know about, and they shouldn't have to feel intimidated. Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect Bank of America Global Learning -- This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, in litigation and as required by law. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. References to Sender are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you consent to the foregoing. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Merrill, Jason skriver: Then you need to provide each user with a computer controlled by you and a competent guard You clearly haven't heard of And he's clearly new to this stuff as he said is his original post, so lay off play nice. There's no reason to respond to people like that. The whole reason for these forums is so people can ask questions about things they don't know about, and they shouldn't have to feel intimidated. Point taken. My briefness makes me sound rude. I need to watch my wording and remember to include enough facts to support my comments for the unexperienced people. I've stopped counting how many times I've done this kind of mistakes. My apologies to everyone involved. Rest assured that no harm was meant. My urge to ensure that people on the Internet are right makes me do mistakes once in a while. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
I couldn't agree more. John on 3/11/11 9:02 AM, Merrill, Jason at jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com wrote: And he's clearly new to this stuff as he said is his original post, so lay off play nice. There's no reason to respond to people like that. The whole reason for these forums is so people can ask questions about things they don't know about, and they shouldn't have to feel intimidated. John R. Sweeney Jr. Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc 945 Washington Blvd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Office/Fax: 847.310.5959 Cellular: 847.651.4469 www.ondemandinteractive.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Perhaps you could send the string data in some coded way that your Flash code can decode and use properly. Nothing is going to be fool proof however. Come up with your own little scheme... a 1 = A, 2 = B, etc. (probably want something tougher than that though :)) How are you going to handle time zone, etc? Or is this going to be on computers whose location is known? Google Voice: (508) 656-0622 Twitter: eric_dolecki XBoxLive: edolecki PSN: eric_dolecki http://blog.ericd.net On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:56 AM, John R. Sweeney Jr jr.swee...@comcast.net wrote: I couldn't agree more. John on 3/11/11 9:02 AM, Merrill, Jason at jason.merrill@bankofamerica.comwrote: And he's clearly new to this stuff as he said is his original post, so lay off play nice. There's no reason to respond to people like that. The whole reason for these forums is so people can ask questions about things they don't know about, and they shouldn't have to feel intimidated. John R. Sweeney Jr. Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc 945 Washington Blvd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Office/Fax: 847.310.5959 Cellular: 847.651.4469 www.ondemandinteractive.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Kevin, On start-up the SWF could request the date of data transfer from a server script. The script would return it from the database in encrypted form to bypass sniffers. When the date is reached, and data requested, the PHP script could compare current server date and date from the database. If different, ignore it. Henrik's phrase You clearly haven't heard of HTTP request sniffers. is discouraging. We all make errors, unfortunately. On the other hand, he comes up with lots of useful information for which we are grateful. John On 10/03/2011 18:35, Kevin Holleran wrote: I'll explain further so I get valuable responses and avoid the sarcasm. My goal is to pass in the date from the server, the application counts down, and when the date hits a certain time, the application does something. This something that the application does will also be loaded by calling a PHP script that will load from a backend DB. My concern is someone being able to launch the SWF passing in an incorrect date that will trigger this something early. Thanks for your help. Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
Kevin Holleran skriver: I am not concerned with the user SEEING the data, I just don't want them to be able to load the SWF in a way that they would be able to pass in their own values. Then you need to provide each user with a computer controlled by you and a competent guard to prevent the user from tampering with the hardware. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Data into my SWF
I'll explain further so I get valuable responses and avoid the sarcasm. My goal is to pass in the date from the server, the application counts down, and when the date hits a certain time, the application does something. This something that the application does will also be loaded by calling a PHP script that will load from a backend DB. My concern is someone being able to launch the SWF passing in an incorrect date that will trigger this something early. Thanks for your help. Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
