RadixHosting
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I found a thread here on FWS that had a small discussion regarding the possibility of reverse engineering Zend and/or IonCube encoded scripts. It got closed however because (as far as I could tell) the thread was old and some requested to close it.
Personally I have found a demo version of the Zend decoder and it DOES actually work. I tried it with several Zend encoded files from several projects (for testing purposes only). The owners of this decoder script also claims to have an application that turns IonCube encoded scripts into regular PHP, like their Zend decoder does. However, they ask a small amount of money per file to decode so I didn't even bother trying.
Now my question is: Has anyone tried this? The reason why I'm asking is because I develop PHP scripts myself for clients, and if Zend and IonCube are cracked, then I will have to look for something else to protect my files.
I opened this thread so developers can discuss how safe Zend and IonCube are at the moment. I did not open this thread to share information on HOW it is possible to crack Zend and IonCube, because that would be illegal and most probably against forum rules. So please do not post links to websites offering such services, else this thread will most probably get locked and/or removed and that won't help any of us PHP developers. If the mods/admins allow this (please let us know?) then we might be able to provide each other with proof in the form of screenshots.
Personally I have found a demo version of the Zend decoder and it DOES actually work. I tried it with several Zend encoded files from several projects (for testing purposes only). The owners of this decoder script also claims to have an application that turns IonCube encoded scripts into regular PHP, like their Zend decoder does. However, they ask a small amount of money per file to decode so I didn't even bother trying.
Now my question is: Has anyone tried this? The reason why I'm asking is because I develop PHP scripts myself for clients, and if Zend and IonCube are cracked, then I will have to look for something else to protect my files.
I opened this thread so developers can discuss how safe Zend and IonCube are at the moment. I did not open this thread to share information on HOW it is possible to crack Zend and IonCube, because that would be illegal and most probably against forum rules. So please do not post links to websites offering such services, else this thread will most probably get locked and/or removed and that won't help any of us PHP developers. If the mods/admins allow this (please let us know?) then we might be able to provide each other with proof in the form of screenshots.