Protecting widget code
Is it at all possible?
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 by Kevin_C | Discussion: DesktopX
I've recently writeen an HTML application (HTA) that is essentially a PasswordSafe of sorts that allows you to save website usernames and passwords as well as account infomation and payment links in one application with one password protecting them. While I have a few mechanisms in place to protect the data files from someone easily pilfering the contents I realize that if someone can easily browse the code it isn't all that hard to discern the processes used for generating the encrypted data files and therefore decrytping the data. So, to that end I've used a code obfuscator/encrypter on the HTA code that will stop if not severely deter most people from even trying to steal the code. While I know nothing is perfect I don't think the information in these files is interesting enough to really get someone with the capabilities to reverse engineer the code to try.
Anyway, the reason for my post is that I am considering creating a DX widget out of the app but if I can't at the very least obfuscate portions of the code it really wouldn't be worth the trouble. I have DX Professional and I know I can create a widget exe but that is not really any help because anyone with DX Pro can just import the widget and get the script code. So, is there an obfuscator or encryptor for DX widget code?
Any tips would be appreciated.
Anyway, the reason for my post is that I am considering creating a DX widget out of the app but if I can't at the very least obfuscate portions of the code it really wouldn't be worth the trouble. I have DX Professional and I know I can create a widget exe but that is not really any help because anyone with DX Pro can just import the widget and get the script code. So, is there an obfuscator or encryptor for DX widget code?
Any tips would be appreciated.
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jlaj1989
Reply #22 Friday, March 24, 2006 6:41 PM
Reply #22 Friday, March 24, 2006 6:41 PM
huh, 
So there is a way to "edit" gadgets but it might be a pain. 
Ive found if you open windows media player skins in WinZip yuo can export all the graphics and scripts. Maybe it is along the lines of that.
So there is a way to "edit" gadgets but it might be a pain. 
Ive found if you open windows media player skins in WinZip yuo can export all the graphics and scripts. Maybe it is along the lines of that.
Kevin_C
Reply #24 Friday, March 24, 2006 11:12 PM
Uhh, I'd say it would be a tad bit more than a pain. The scripts are encrypted or compressed or both but they are definitely not plain text. The files in a gadget are extracted when you run it, but like I said the scripts are not plain text.
Reply #24 Friday, March 24, 2006 11:12 PM
| So there is a way to "edit" gadgets but it might be a pain |
Uhh, I'd say it would be a tad bit more than a pain. The scripts are encrypted or compressed or both but they are definitely not plain text. The files in a gadget are extracted when you run it, but like I said the scripts are not plain text.
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Reply #21 Friday, March 24, 2006 12:51 PM