Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.015 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'received:209.85.223': 0.03; 'true,': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'bits': 0.07; 'subject:code': 0.07; 'patent': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'jerry': 0.16; 'trying': 0.21; 'java': 0.21; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'machine': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'code': 0.31; 'running': 0.32; 'anyone': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'subject:?': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'does': 0.37; 'why': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'skip:" 10': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'easy': 0.60; 'from:no real name:2**0': 0.60; 'relatively': 0.62; 'ever': 0.63; 'unauthorized': 0.65; 'protect': 0.69; 'yourself': 0.77; 'subject:source': 0.84; 'hill': 0.96 Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:19:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=129.240.192.96; posting-account=fnPGlQoAAAAAkIglJewvp84ajQmI5ZXJ References: <0023d73b-00f6-4d82-b68b-eb28f4587ab1@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 129.240.192.96 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Python source code easy to hack? From: sturla@molden.no To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 33 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1348845598 news.xs4all.nl 6886 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34817 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:30402 kl. 16:38:10 UTC+2 fredag 28. september 2012 skrev Jerry Hill f=F8lgende: > This is true, but both java and .net are also relatively easy to decompil= e.=20 Neither of them are very "obfuscated".=20 > In general though, why does it matter?=20 Paranoia among managers? > What are you trying to protect yourself against?=20 Embarassment?=20 Patent trolls?=20 Unauthorized access to priviledged features? Industrial espionage? > If you must keep anyone from ever seeing how your code works, the only wa= y to do that is to keep all the sensitive bits running on a machine that yo= u control.=20 Indeed :)=20 Sturla