[Vtigercrm-developers] vtiger > Market place module protection (was: joomla articles)

[Sreenivas Kanumuru]

Bastiaan, Thanks for sharing your feedback.

We considered using IonCube or ZendGuard. However, we didn't proceed
because of the following concerns.

   1. Each extension developer has to purchase the Encoder ($400 to $800)
   and pay additional support fees.
   2. On the same MAC address we can have multiple copies of Vtiger. So,
   the standard MAC address based restriction would not work.
   3. Developer has to encode before submitting to Vtiger. (with our
   loader, developer has to click a checbox to encrypt - nothing else)
   4. IonCube doesn't work with APC. (reference
   <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fstackoverflow.com%2Fquestions%2F3828845%2Fare-apc-and-ioncube-fully-compatible&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHp3GMEh17QElm2gKVseSMDmNQGnw>
   )

We needed more flexibility, and wanted to make it easier and less expensive
for developers. So, we invested the time into developing the Vtiger Loader
as an alternative to  IonCube / ZendGuard / SourceGuardian.

Regards,
Sreenivas

On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 2:42 AM, Zebra Hosting <support at zebrahosting.eu>
wrote:

>  Creating a new subject to avoid hijacking Andrews thread.
>
>
>  Prasad, as mentioned earlier we are not going to use the vTiger market
> place extension on our servers for security reasons and I assume more
> companies will think the same way.
>
>  That leaves the option for those companies to install modules via de
> manual install but the modules will not be encrypted and easy to copy
> (correct me if I am wrong)
>
>  I haven't been checking what could be an alternative option but would
> love to hear suggestions and experience how people protect their vTiger
> modules.
>
>  Ioncube has been a standard way but I am not sure how it plays with the
> marketplace.
>
>  Would it be possible to add a modules to the marketplace with a 3rd
> party encryption like ioncube?
>
>  I really hope you guys find a way to make the market place work with
> some form of security but without the mandatory extra extension install.
> That would solve most issues (and end this discussion)
>
>
>  Bastiaan Houtkooper
> Zebra Hosting
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  On 10 aug. 2014, at 20:28, Prasad <prasad at vtiger.com> wrote:
>
>  If you are not choosing source-protection for your extension on
> marketplace. When customer downloads the file it would not be altered. This
> would mean the code you had submitted (raw / encrypted) would be sent over.
>
> I assume you would submit the code with 3rd party protection if you have
> already have the licensed copy of those application.
>
> Could you please share more details on the confusion.
>
> Regards,
> Prasad
>
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> On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Zebra Hosting <support at zebrahosting.eu>
> wrote:
>
>> But than the source is unprotected.
>> I would like to see (as mentioned by others) a common way like ioncube,
>> to protect the source. I like the idea to support the market, I like the
>> idea of bringing in modules but it needs a decent protection without extra
>> libs.
>>
>>  Bastiaan Houtkooper
>> Zebra Hosting
>>
>>
>>
>>   On 10 aug. 2014, at 12:04, Prasad <prasad at vtiger.com> wrote:
>>
>>    Bastiaan,
>>
>>  You can list the extension on marketplace for free and opt-out source
>> protection.
>> Customers will be able to use the same on CRM without need of "exotic
>> drivers".
>>
>>  Regards,
>> Prasad
>>
>>
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