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[Damion Hankejh]

Yeah that's the rub -- everything has a hole in it.

Still, obfuscation can thwart the efforts of many otherwise PITA obnoxious
students and losers living in basements.  I see thousands of attempts every
week from China alone, and have resorted to IP blocking and ridiculously
long passwords, among other techniques.  We can't keep everyone out, but
most hackers will move on to easier challenges.

Lester, what are your obfuscation objectives?

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Damion Hankejh | hankejh.com




On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Edward Potter <edwardpotter at gmail.com>wrote:

> I guess the reality is if someone REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wants your code,
> there is no way to hide it. I mean a guy recently used an electron
> microscope to break obfuscation on an uncrackable chip.
>
> People have already cracked iPhone/4.0 from Apple. And Apple has a room of
> Stanford Phd's working on security.
>
> So it's kind of a lost cause. But if you can do $600 a year, Zend looks ok
> to me.
>
> :-)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:08 PM, <jeanbaptiste.verrey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just in case:  Zend Guard is $600/year and not a month !
>> http://shop.zend.com/eu/zend-guard.html “Zend Guard is an annual
>> subscription that includes 1 year of support and upgrades.”
>>
>>
>>
>> Jean-Baptiste Verrey
>>
>>
>>
>> *De :* talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org [mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org]
>> *De la part de* Damion Hankejh
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Lester Leong <lester at glitnir.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> What's the best PHP obfuscator out there? I've heard Zend Guard mentioned
>> a few times, but it's a bit too pricey at $600/month. I'm not against
>> paying, but if anyone has any experiences or recommendations I'm open to
>> them.
>>
>> Lester Leong
>>
>>
>>
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