Post-KickStarter LiveCode - security issue fix?
Richard Gaskin
ambassador at fourthworld.com
Wed Feb 27 21:16:22 EST 2013
Lyn Teyla wrote:
> It has been 3 years since my post to this list urging RunRev to
> fix the serious security issue where the scripts of password
> protected stacks and standalone apps can be fully viewed via
> memory dumps.
While it's good to see Kevin & Co. has a plan to minimize this risk, the
situation is far broader:
Using the same memory dump tools coupled with a decompiler, any app
written in any language can have its internal algorithms and data
clearly revealed.
See original thread, which also notes the difficulty of doing memory dumps:
<http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2010-March/136638.html>
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com
Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com
Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/FourthWorldSys
More information about the use-livecode
mailing list