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Run Only Scripts -- NOT SECURE
Authored by: wealthychef on Feb 04, '02 10:24:13PM

Sorry to drift a bit off topic, but this needs correction. Just because you can't read it with a text editor, doesn't mean it's secure. Compiled code from publicly known source isn't secure, because people can just look in the binary file for the password. It's still stored as bytes, and bytes are readable with very little effort. All a hacker has to do is compile the code himself with his own word in place of password, and see where in the code his word ends up. Your password will appear in the same place in your compiled version. In the case of this little script, right near the top, in fact.



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Run Only Scripts -- NOT SECURE
Authored by: petey on Feb 04, '02 10:46:36PM

not at all off topic...

so let me see if i understand:

if a hacker knows the exact text of a compiled script, they can find the password?

what would the actual steps be? what app would they open the script with?

and if the compiled script is altered from the public source, then it would be difficult/impossible to find the password?



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