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How to secure perl Code
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You can compile it, but it could be decompiled. Using par or pp, or the perl dev kit from activestate
You could obfuscate it, and then compile it, but it could be decompiled and deobfuscated.
Albeit none too easily.
The only people who should be able to see the code on the server when run from cgi-bin are the root user, and whoever else has ftp or browser access to the cgi-bin directory.
Are you being perhaps over cautious? Or can you be more specific about your requirements? Because maintenance is an awful lot easier in script form, even from a version control system, no need for build machines, build time etc etc
Paul
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Spend an hour a week on CPAN, helps cure all known programming ailments ;-)
You could obfuscate it, and then compile it, but it could be decompiled and deobfuscated.
Albeit none too easily.
The only people who should be able to see the code on the server when run from cgi-bin are the root user, and whoever else has ftp or browser access to the cgi-bin directory.
Are you being perhaps over cautious? Or can you be more specific about your requirements? Because maintenance is an awful lot easier in script form, even from a version control system, no need for build machines, build time etc etc
Paul
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Spend an hour a week on CPAN, helps cure all known programming ailments ;-)
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