Re: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Harry Sufehmi
On 04/02/2004 at 09:35 Chris W wrote: Hi, my company's looking to buy a PHP encoder to secure the source code. The encoded scripts should be able to run on Solaris platform (Apache webserver), and should only require minimum changes to the server. I'm sorry I can't help you but I am curious as to

RE: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Harry Sufehmi
info etc) It can be used to encode .inc files as well. Their site states compatability with Solaris. Have fun. Larry -Original Message- From: Harry Sufehmi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder

RE: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
On 05 February 2004 11:30, Harry Sufehmi wrote: ...SNIP... As you can see, the content will be secured, but the script is now becoming the weak point since it'll store the encryption key needed to decrypt the content. I hope you don't mean that literally. If you're really being security

Re: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Andrei Reinus
So double-encoding it (using a PHP encoder) will make life finally very hard for said cracker. No its not ... if I would badly need to get this encrypted page and have access to files ... -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

RE: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Harry Sufehmi
On 05/02/2004 at 11:48 Ford, Mike [LSS] wrote: On 05 February 2004 11:30, Harry Sufehmi wrote: As you can see, the content will be secured, but the script is now becoming the weak point since it'll store the encryption key needed to decrypt the content. I hope you don't mean that

Re: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Harry Sufehmi
On 05/02/2004 at 14:07 Andrei Reinus wrote: So double-encoding it (using a PHP encoder) will make life finally very hard for said cracker. No its not ... if I would badly need to get this encrypted page and have access to files ... So there's a reasonably easy way to decrypt those encoded files

RE: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
On 05 February 2004 13:10, Harry Sufehmi wrote: On 05/02/2004 at 11:48 Ford, Mike [LSS] wrote: On 05 February 2004 11:30, Harry Sufehmi wrote: As you can see, the content will be secured, but the script is now becoming the weak point since it'll store the encryption key

RE: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Harry Sufehmi
On 05/02/2004 at 13:17 Ford, Mike [LSS] wrote: On 05 February 2004 13:10, Harry Sufehmi wrote: On 05/02/2004 at 11:48 Ford, Mike [LSS] wrote: On 05 February 2004 11:30, Harry Sufehmi wrote: As you can see, the content will be secured, but the script is now

Re: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Adam Bregenzer
On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 08:13, Harry Sufehmi wrote: So there's a reasonably easy way to decrypt those encoded files then ? (despite those vendors' claim...) There isn't a program to revert encoded files to their original state, but there is a disassembler[1]. However, assuming your encryption

Re: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-05 Thread Harry Sufehmi
On 05/02/2004 at 10:46 Adam Bregenzer wrote: On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 08:13, Harry Sufehmi wrote: So there's a reasonably easy way to decrypt those encoded files then ? (despite those vendors' claim...) There isn't a program to revert encoded files to their original state, but there is a

[PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-04 Thread Harry Sufehmi
Hi, my company's looking to buy a PHP encoder to secure the source code. The encoded scripts should be able to run on Solaris platform (Apache webserver), and should only require minimum changes to the server. I looked on Zend Encoder and was ready to suggest it when I realise that the US$ 960

Re: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-04 Thread Chris W
Harry Sufehmi wrote: Hi, my company's looking to buy a PHP encoder to secure the source code. The encoded scripts should be able to run on Solaris platform (Apache webserver), and should only require minimum changes to the server. I looked on Zend Encoder and was ready to suggest it when I

RE: [PHP] Recommendation on PHP encoder please

2004-02-04 Thread Adrian Teasdale
Chris, quite a few people sell their scripts online or they may wish to install legacy code that they have sweated over for years onto a clients machine - encoding them helps for piece of mind :) Ade I'm sorry I can't help you but I am curious as to what the point of this is. If you are