Flash Decompiler protection?

Hello,
I've just been learning about Flash decompiler's and was
wondering what kind of encryption protection is available in Flash
8 professional. If none, will there be something in the next
version that will protect decompiler programs from ripping the raw
source files from my flash work?
Thanks for any feedback.

chriscap16,
> I just wanted to point out that the above comments are
> really untrue. Not EVERYTHING can be decompiled.
If a machine can read it, a human can read it. People
created these
machines, after all. ;)
> Anything that compiles to an intermediate language
(Java,
> .NET, flash) can be decompiled. HOWEVER, most
> popular applications today compile straight to machine
> code. This CANNOT be decompiled back into source
> code.
I don't know how many applications today are compiled to
machine code,
but regardless, machine code can indeed be converted to
assembly, assembly
to C, and so on. I'm not suggesting any of this is easy!
I agree with your assertion that compiled apps in Java,
.NET, Flash, and
the like, are easier to reverse engineer than machine
language software,
perhaps by an order of magnitude. But with enough effort,
even the sorts of
apps you speak of can be decompiled.
Of course, mere assertions -- by either of us -- don't prove
anything.
I'm not well versed enough to point to proofs of my
assertions, and since
the original question relates to Flash, it's moot in any
case. :)
> This is a unique concern for flash because it is more
> commonly deployed as a client driven solution in the
> form of .swf files.
This is also a concern for Shockwave, Authorware movies, and
other
lesser known platforms, but because they're lesser known,
it's a smaller
concern.
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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but this program just skip this it wasnt protected. How can i
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always though it
was going to be secure. This suxs. I have to combine PHP now
to make it
protected.
THIS IS REALLY BAD FOR FLASH DEVELOPERS.
"Rothrock" <[email protected]> escribió
en el mensaje
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> Such old, old, old news.
>
> The "protect against importing" is only of use for
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> importation
> to the Flash authoring environment. It offers nothing
against decompilers.
>
> For the Flash Player to play a swf file it needs to be
able to read the
> file.
>
> THERE IS NO WAY ? short of keeping your Flash on a
scuffed CD under your
> bed ?
> to totally protect your file from a determined person.
It doesn't mater
> what
> any given vendor of "Flash security" software tells you.
I'm not going to
> say
> they are liars, but just that their friendship with
reality may have had a
> bit
> of parting of the ways.
>
> There are some things that can help to make it more
difficult for a casual
> user to get your code. The best you can hope for is to
make it more work
> than
> it is worth. Search the forums for "security" or
"decompiler," you should
> find
> plenty of interesting reading.
>

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withhisstripes wrote:
> Urami, thanks for your reply!
> That was what I thought too except that I had this
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swf the preloader and
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