Kbase 20518: Encrypted Source Code Leaves ASCII Text Readable
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
10/16/2008 |
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Status: Unverified
GOAL:
Why you can see ASCII char. in what believing to be an encrypted .r code file.
GOAL:
Encrypted Source Code Leaves ASCII Text Readable
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 4GL
CAUSE:
Before an encrypted source code file is compiled, the compiler decrypts the source code and compiles the file into a binary .r code format. At this point, any ASCII characters that are included within the source code (startup parameters, passwords, host names, and service names etc.) become visible.
FIX:
To make these visible ASCII characters unreadable, you can use a variable code string to represent the ASCII characters.