Re^2: Encrypt perl script

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Re^3: Encrypt perl script by pemungkah (Priest) on Jan 28, 2011 at 01:59 UTC
There are two huge problems that no obfuscation can address well - B::Deparse and the debugger. If your program is executable at all, `B::Deparse` will print the source. Similarly, if the program's executable at all, the debugger's `list` command will display the source code. One of the few ways to protect your source is to host it one place and supply a thin-client front end that connects to the hosted code to perform functions. You never distribute the protected code at all. What's the reason you want to do this? Maybe there's a better option.	[reply]
Re^3: Encrypt perl script by ww (Archbishop) on Jan 28, 2011 at 02:05 UTC
So this is a single-use program? And you hope they'll buy it again, next time they need it? Maybe your problem is not "Mission Impossible" but rather "Modern Marketing Techniques?"	[reply]