> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Can anyone suggest where I might be able to find (hopefully a freeware > or shareware script..) a program that runs either on a windows system > or a PERL script that would "encrypt" a perl script by doing > such things as > removing whitespace, etc. so that it is much more difficult > to read but > yet will execute as if "unencrypted"?? I'd like to make the > source code > as difficult to pirate as I can for a program that I'm developing. > Thanks!
A pretty decent way to hide your code may be this one: try a "perl-to-exe" transformation, followed by a compression of the resulting executable (in the UPX style). NOTE: perl2exe programs are not free, AFAIK. The executables made by certain trialware perl2exe programs attempt to read data from their own executable image files stored on disk. This kind of executables are not good candidates for "on the fly" compression/decompression. Of course, this is not a bulletproof encryption, but only a weak method to hide your code. Feel free to experiment ... ********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE: The above email address has recently changed from a previous naming standard -- if this does not match your records, please update them to use this new name in future email addressed to this individual. This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company ********************************************************************** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
