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author | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-05-05 18:16:00 +0000 |
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committer | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-05-05 18:16:00 +0000 |
commit | 83df6a1d65c0fba9c27c7fb715fa674b03462cf0 (patch) | |
tree | 0a054e0b4530814c38513f458ed5af5083134f14 /pod/perlfaq3.pod | |
parent | 8fc2f983bc0c066c9be215d0b6cf72814390f573 (diff) | |
download | perl-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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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlfaq3.pod b/pod/perlfaq3.pod index 49cae1a209..b5828b9624 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq3.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq3.pod @@ -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 |