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authorJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2001-05-05 18:16:00 +0000
committerJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2001-05-05 18:16:00 +0000
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tree0a054e0b4530814c38513f458ed5af5083134f14 /pod/perlfaq3.pod
parent8fc2f983bc0c066c9be215d0b6cf72814390f573 (diff)
downloadperl-83df6a1d65c0fba9c27c7fb715fa674b03462cf0.tar.gz
Updates on the pods related to the modules included since 5.6.
TODO: perltodo really could use major updating. p4raw-id: //depot/perl@9998
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@@ -557,14 +557,15 @@ determine the insecure things and exploit them without viewing the
source. Security through obscurity, the name for hiding your bugs
instead of fixing them, is little security indeed.
-You can try using encryption via source filters (Filter::* from CPAN),
-but any decent programmer will be able to decrypt it. You can try using
-the byte code compiler and interpreter described below, but the curious
-might still be able to de-compile it. You can try using the native-code
-compiler described below, but crackers might be able to disassemble it.
-These pose varying degrees of difficulty to people wanting to get at
-your code, but none can definitively conceal it (true of every
-language, not just Perl).
+You can try using encryption via source filters (Starting from Perl
+5.8 the Filter::Simple and Filter::Util::Call modules are included in
+the standard distribution), but any decent programmer will be able to
+decrypt it. You can try using the byte code compiler and interpreter
+described below, but the curious might still be able to de-compile it.
+You can try using the native-code compiler described below, but
+crackers might be able to disassemble it. These pose varying degrees
+of difficulty to people wanting to get at your code, but none can
+definitively conceal it (true of every language, not just Perl).
If you're concerned about people profiting from your code, then the
bottom line is that nothing but a restrictive license will give you