Ask HN: Encrypt/Encode single php file?

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by realschool • 15 years ago

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We want to encrypt or encode a config file for our web based php app, any suggestions?

Egregore• 15 years ago

Why would you like to do it? Against what kind of attacks this encryption should protect?

realschool3• 15 years ago

sys admin having access to our database server.

whichdan2• 15 years ago

I'm assuming the sysadmin cannot/would not edit the source?

If that's the case, a solution like IonCube might do the trick. Just make sure PDO connection errors aren't displayed/logged, since they may contain connection info.

You can also try restricting the sql user's access to the server's IP, but it still may be possible to connect directly from the server itself.

If the sysadmin can't access the db, who's managing the db server?

realschool3• 15 years ago

its a managed host, so we dont want them to see. we maintain the db.

realschool3• 15 years ago

IonCube is expensive, any free alternatives, we are a startup.

whichdan2• 15 years ago

http://www.ioncube.com/online_encoder.php

I'm not sure how safe this is for running config files, but since the decoder is free, this would be affordable. You can also look into the pricing for Zend Guard.

Ask HN: Encrypt/Encode single php file?

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