SWF Protection in Flash CS4?

Hi i would like to know if there would be an "Encrypt
ActionScript"-sorta like function in CS4?
If you ask me what i think is so valueable that i should
encrypt it i have nothing to say. I dont have anything important to
encrypt!
But for instance, a company wants to make a game with
accounts and passwords. Wouldnt it be nice to be able to encrypt
the ActionScript so that people can't decompile it?

> But for instance, a company wants to make a game with
accounts and passwords.
> Wouldnt it be nice to be able to encrypt the
ActionScript so that people can't
> decompile it?
That is just so much easier to do it server side rather than
in Flash.
Best Regards
Urami
"Never play Leap-Frog with a Unicorn."
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