Posted by Ira Baxter on 06/01/06 21:07

"Littlefire" <albe@ambientatom.co.za> wrote in message
news:1149063556.642649@inet2.up.ac.za...
> universalbitmapper wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking for a way to protect my sources php/CSS/js, there is
> > software to do it, but the licence price shifts-scrolls tenfold, anyway
> > if one customer is really an expert, she could find out
> >
> > So I need pro advice on that one
> >
> > Ishke Baha
>
> How about a completely free "obfuscator"?
>
> function obf($string) {
> $obf_string = "";
> foreach ( explode("", $string) as $char ) {
> $obf_string .= ord($char);
> }
> return $obf_string;
> }
>
> Obviously, $string could be the contents of a file. Make a php command
line
> script to obfuscate files this way.

The problem with this is there is a completely free de-obfuscator
of exactly the same size and complexity, which means this provides no
protection
at all.

A sophisticated JavaScript obfsucator scrambles the names, strips comments,
removes indentation. The result is still executable, but very hard to
understand.
Yes, an expert can often work through the details, but the moment it is
more work to figure it out than it is to write it, your protection is
successful.

A PHP obfuscator would have the same properties.

We offer both. No configuration changes of any kind to your web site.
See http://www.semanticdesigns.com/Products/Obfuscators/index.html


--
Ira Baxter, CTO
www.semanticdesigns.com

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