| Date: | Fri, 8 Oct 1999 08:42:31 -0400 |
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| Reply-To: | Paige Miller <paigem@KODAK.COM> |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | Paige Miller <paigem@KODAK.COM> |
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| Organization: | Eastman Kodak Company |
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| Subject: | Re: "Secure" macro ? |
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| Content-Type: | text/plain; charset=us-ascii |
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Jack Shoemaker wrote:
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> Jim,
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> I've done two things in the past. Neither is 100% secure, but depending
> on your needs, maybe one will help.
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> 1) Compile macro and then just distribute the catalog which contains the
> compiled macro.
Why would compiling a macro be less than 100% secure. Could someone take
the binary code that is stored in the catalog and de-compile it? I think
not, other than perhaps someone at SAS Institute who developed the macro
compiler in the first place. Please explain further. Thanks!
Paige Miller
paigem@kodak.com
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