empty variable

[JB]

One of the problems with #3 and above is the people who
want your code will probably spend more money and time
figuring out a way to steal the uncompiled code than they
would spend trying to hack the code.

And they most likely have a lot of corrupt connections and
money to spend.

JB


> On Jan 6, 2020, at 7:52 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> I agree. It's easy to imagine that one can acheive absolute security, but in practice it is impossible by nature. Just someone standing over your shoulder or putting a spy camera in place is all that would be needed. The idea then is to make it as difficult and impractical as possible given the resources you have. 
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
>> On Jan 3, 2020, at 13:59 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Inputs often pose a bigger risk than core dumps.
>> 
>> Where you ask:
>> "Any suggestions to make it as secure as possible?"
>> 
>> ...we might instead ask:
>> "Any suggestions to make it as secure as *practical*?"
>> 
>> ...or even:
>> "Any suggestions to make it as secure as *cost-effective*?"
>> 
>> There are always ways to make things more secure. The hard part is defining an appropriate level of effort relative to the importance of the secret.
>> 
>> Consider this scale of 1 to 5, in terms of how hard people work to keep things secret:
>> 
>> 1. My app's reg code
>> 2. A user-defined password
>> 3. A user's social security number
>> 4. Nuclear secrets
>> 5. Trump's tax returns
>> 
>> If it's #1 I wouldn't spend more than half an hour thinking about it, for so many reasons covered in this list before.
>> 
>> #2 is worth spending some time on, but better hashed than encrypted.
>> 
>> #3 or above will require an understanding of the system to provide useful guidance.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Richard Gaskin
>> Fourth World Systems
> 
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