RE: [PHP] Encrypt/Serialize Source Code for Sale
| From: | Adrian Teasdale | Date: | Wed, 10 Sep 2003 05:10:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Encrypt/Serialize Source Code for Sale | ||
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There is also a free obfuscator at SourceGuardian:
http://www.sourceguardian.com/downloads/sg20.zip
The encryption tools to look at are:
Zend encoder
SourceGuardian Pro
Turck MMCache
Ioncube
Doing a google search for any of the above will bring up enough for you
to work with
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Take a look at Turck MMCache and Zend Encoder, both will require your
> user to install a free Loader. Turck MMCache is free, Zend
> Encoder is
> not, either will make your applications run faster.
>
> You should workout good licensing deals with your clients
> because with
> enough motivation and time they will reverse engineer an encoded
> script. The PHP Obfuscator was intresting but you need to test your
> application again after you use it because of the changes it makes to
> the code.
>
> Most people recommend good legal licensing and a good
> relationship, if
> that isn't possible I'd use MMCache or Zend Encoder and
> accept someone
> may reverse engineer it at some point, either of these programs are
> better than something that obscures the code because the store the
> optimized bytecode which will accelerate the program where an
> encrypted
> source file will slow you down, an obscured one shouldn't
> slow you down
> much if at all but then there is the testing thing :).
>
> Jason
>
> Ivo Fokkema wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've actually been looking for this kind of things for a
> while as well.
> >However, I would not want my client to install something to
> uncode the
> >scripts (probably causing the scripts to be unencoded
> easier). I found
> >these:
> >
> >PHP OBFUSCATOR
> >http://richard.fairthorne.is-a-geek.com/utils_obfuscate.php
> >
> >Phrozen
> >http://sourceforge.net/projects/phrozen/
> >
> >POBS
> >http://pobs.mywalhalla.net/
> >
> >Anyone have any recommendations or experience with any?
> >
> >--
> >Ivo
> >
> >
> >"Evan Nemerson" <evan@coeus-group.com> wrote in message
> >news:200309062144.55392.evan@coeus-group.com...
> >
> >
> >>Take a look at Turck MMCache (free) and Zend Encoder (not).
> >>
> >>http://www.turcksoft.com/en/e_mmc.htm
> >>http://www.zend.com/store/products/zend-encoder.php
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>On Saturday 06 September 2003 01:59 pm, Charles Kline wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>What methods are available (ups and downs) for encrypting and
> >>>serializing php applications for sale?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>Charles
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
>
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