Re: Protecting Images

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50860
interpreted = N
texte = how about displaying the images using a javascript include that writes() the image html tags into the HTML after the HTML is rendered - that way it doesn't turn up in the source... or at least i don't think so.something like body.onload. hidden div tag.inner.html = img tag code.then you could get sneaky and write some hashing algorythim in JavaScript that messes up the names of the directories and image names so the hackers don't know what they originally looked like.good luck thou cause i have no friggin idea how any of this works :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: Clint Davis To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: Protecting Images > I'm running a contest on one of my sites where visitors much search through > the site and find numbered icons hidden on various pages. All the icons are > named something cryptic like AX71BX90G.gif, but a trustworthy soul has told > me that he was able to use some application to download the entire codes > directory where the icons are stored. > > I tried setting up a realm using WebSTAR 4.5, but each time a page > containing one of the icons was accessed, WebSTAR threw up an authentication > dialog box! :( > > Can WebDNA solve this problem? > > WebDNA 4.5.1 | OS9 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Clint Davis > Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist > Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com > 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Protecting Images (Alex McCombie 2003)
  2. Re: Protecting Images (Clint Davis 2003)
  3. Re: Protecting Images (Alain Russell 2003)
  4. Re: Protecting Images (Andrew Simpson 2003)
  5. Re: Protecting Images (Alain Russell 2003)
  6. Re: Protecting Images (Andrew Simpson 2003)
  7. Re: Protecting Images (Howard Wolosky 2003)
  8. Re: Protecting Images (Gary Krockover 2003)
  9. Re: Protecting Images (John Hill 2003)
  10. Re: Protecting Images (Andrew Simpson 2003)
  11. Re: Protecting Images (Dan Strong 2003)
  12. Re: Protecting Images (WebCat @ Inkblot Media 2003)
  13. Re: Protecting Images (Stuart Tremain 2003)
  14. Protecting Images (Clint Davis 2003)
how about displaying the images using a javascript include that writes() the image html tags into the HTML after the HTML is rendered - that way it doesn't turn up in the source... or at least i don't think so.something like body.onload. hidden div tag.inner.html = img tag code.then you could get sneaky and write some hashing algorythim in JavaScript that messes up the names of the directories and image names so the hackers don't know what they originally looked like.good luck thou cause i have no friggin idea how any of this works :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: Clint Davis To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: Protecting Images > I'm running a contest on one of my sites where visitors much search through > the site and find numbered icons hidden on various pages. All the icons are > named something cryptic like AX71BX90G.gif, but a trustworthy soul has told > me that he was able to use some application to download the entire codes > directory where the icons are stored. > > I tried setting up a realm using WebSTAR 4.5, but each time a page > containing one of the icons was accessed, WebSTAR threw up an authentication > dialog box! :( > > Can WebDNA solve this problem? > > WebDNA 4.5.1 | OS9 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Clint Davis > Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist > Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com > 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Andrew Simpson

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