We use perl2exe by indigostar (www.indigostar.com) which converts perl to an executable.
Atul ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:45:54 -0400 (EDT) To: Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: how to encrypt my perl script > On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Franklin wrote: > > > I would run a perl script in my website which is hosted in one hosting > > service provider. Is there any means that I can use to encrypt my > > script so that it can't be viewed by others illegally? > > Not really -- if your script is being served on someone else's server, > you pretty much have to trust that other party to some extent. > > This would apply with any language, by the way. > > The best thing I can think of would be to use a silly module like > Acme::Bleach, which "encrypts" your script so that "all the unsightly > printable characters are removed". The problems with this include: > > * most hosting providers won't have any of the Acme:: modules > > * it wouldn't be very hard to turn an Acme::Bleach "cleansed" script > back into something that could be read more conventionally (this > will also be the case with most obfuscators for most languages -- > if the script still runs, then there's always a way to get back to > either the original code or the functional equivalent thereof) > > If you set the file permissions to prevent reading the file, this will > protect you a little bit from random people poking around the system, > but the owners of the system will almost always be able to read it. > > Sorry. > > > -- > Chris Devers [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://devers.homeip.net:8080/blog/ > > np: 'Don Quixote, part 2i' > by Miguel de Cervantes > from 'Don Quixote, part 2' > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
