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Old 05-07-2001
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Does somebody know how to secure a script so that it is still executable but not readable??
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Old 05-07-2001
chmod 111 filename

This sets the permissions as <b>execute only</B> for everyone, including the owner. However, there is little security in this and anyone with a small degree of shell knowledge can finds ways to read a text file.

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Old 05-08-2001
Script security

Thanks Neo I will give it a try.
 
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