CF Source Code Protection

[fishman79]

I was looking at some custom coldfusion tags and noticed that their source code was protected by using some form of encryption. I would like to do the same.<br><br>I talked with a CF administrator who said that CF code can be encrypted so that the CF server knows what the code is, but viewers won't understand. (the jist: So the source code can't be ripped off by people you develop for etc...) That was all the info I got from him though.<br><br>Is there anyone who knows who to encrypt an ENTIRE CF template to protect the source code in it?<br><br>Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br>- Kurt

 

[brianhayes]

On NT w/CF 4.0 and CF install on your C:\ drive.<br><br>Goto C:\CFUSION\BIN\CFENCRYPT.EXE<br><br>On NT w/CF 4.5 and CF installed on your C:\ drive.<br><br>Goto C:\CFUSION\BIN\CFENCODE.EXE<br><br><br>Brian Hayes<br><A HREF="

http://www.eallowed.com"

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http://www.eallowed.com</A>

 

[fishman79]

Thank you. I was able to successfully encrypt my document.

 

[Pontifex]

Just remember that this offers almost no security at all.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a command line tool running around that does the exact opposite of cfencode.exe.<br><br>Since the key to the file must be embedded into the document itself so the server can read it....anyone can do the same with a little programming skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;I think someone even wrote a version for a TI calculator just to show how lame a system Allaire put together.

 

[TC2000]

I try to encrypte application.cfm, but it won't work.
Can anyone tell me why????

Thanks

 

[GunJack]

You'll need to be more specific about what happenned. Did the encryption program run or did it give you an error? Also, what version of CF are you using?

GJ

 

[CFHub]

TC2000, you could try something like this:

<cfset PathToExe=&quot;c:\cfusion\bin\cfencode.exe&quot;>
<cfset InputFile=&quot;c:\test\unencrypted.cfm&quot;>
<cfset OutputFile=&quot;c:\test\encrypted.cfm&quot;>

<cfexecute
name=&quot;#PathToExe#&quot;
arguments=&quot;#InputFile# #OutputFile# /q /v 2 &quot;
timeout=&quot;60&quot;>
</cfexecute>



There are also two &quot;bulk&quot; encryptors...

http://www.iz-net.com/freesw/

And this script that will recursively copy/encrypt your entire site (and move all your images/html files over too)

http://www.cfhub.com/tutorials/cfencode/index.cfm