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Re: [lpc2000] Re: Code protection again....

2004-12-21 by Matthias Weingart

Thx Al, now I know where I have to look for :-)

M.

On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 10:51:32PM -0000, ggindele wrote:
> How good is that if the product was ripped off let's say in China? Any
> litigation seems to extremely difficult.
> 
> --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, onestone <onestone@b...> wrote:
> > Ultimately it is impossible to totally protect code. Perhaps the best 
> > you can prove is that somebody actually ripped you off. I routinely 
> > embed a copyright notice that is encrypted. The notice is functional, 
> > working code that cannot be removed easily. Does not appear as any kind 
> > of sensible ASCII, yet is revealed by a simple key. I also repeat the 
> > same messages in plain text. Which may help to reveal 'holes' in the 
> > memory map.
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > ggindele wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I think we reached the consensus (with a little Philips help) that
> > > code protection is available only in the 64 pin package, when the boot
> > > loader >= 1.63
> > > 
> > > I wonder would that be a commercially reasonable protection when 2106
> > > is used with an external electronic serial number. The flash can be
> > > customized to accept only the right serial number, but there's no code
> > > protection against JTAG attack.
> > > 
> > > What do you think? How long would it hold?
> > > 
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