Re: Zend Encoder

>1. Zend does not have a way to decode a php file that was encoded >using Zend Encoder. > (For those of you paying attention to details, note the word "decode", > not "decrypt". Zend Encoder does not encrypt. US gov't lawyers, please take note :) Are you not allowed, according to US laws, to encrypt files using something like the Zend Encoder, if that was a feature? >2. Even the inherent knowledge that Zend has about our own product >would not enable us to access encoded software. At most, we >theoretically could develop code that could access some of the string >elements in a script, but definitely not any actual code. (As a comparison, >it would be like looking at a .EXE file in Windows, but even more convoluted.) >Needless to say, even this minor capability has never and will never be >developed or utilized by Zend. So, an encoded script does not decode to plain text and then execute? >3. Zend Encoder is the most secure way to deliver php code. That said, no protection scheme is absolutely 100% protected. What is the acual difference between Zend Encoder and say ioncube (http://www.ioncube.com), security-wise? Thanks for clearing the air, and sorry for polluting it with more questions :) // Thomas >-----Original Message----- >From: Thomas Johnsson [mailto:thomas_jonsson_64@hotmail.com] >Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 6:51 PM >To: php-general@lists.php.net >Subject: [PHP] Zend Encoder > > >This might sound a bit paranoid, but since I don't know how it works, i'll >ask anyway. > >If I encrypt a file using the Zend Encoder, is there anyone at zend who can >view it, or it it an unreversable encryption? > >// Thomas > > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >