How to crack encrypted store procedure in SQL 2005?

Dear all,
Is it possible to crack encrypted store procedures in SQL 2005? I have an
application that uses a lot of stored procedures in SQL 2005 that I must
protect the source codes in store procedures. I am worry about users can
crack encrypted stored procedures so my application source codes will be
re-engineering completely.
Please share with me your thoughts how to protect source codes in stored
procedure in SQL server.
Thanks.
Maggie.Maggie,
Yes, they can be cracked.
If it is worth $79.95 to someone: http://www.devlib.net/decryptsql.htm
If it is worth $99 to someone: http://www.elitude.net/
And then there is this from the August 2007 SQL Server Magazine:
http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/Artic...rver_95728.html
Note that the code is downloadable, even if you are not a subscriber who can
read the whole article. It does require a significant number of rights to
be able to run this decryption procedure, but on another server not in your
control you have no control over what people do.
You can encrypt, of course, but legal protection comes through contracts and
other legal agreements.
RLF
"Maggie" <Maggie@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
> Is it possible to crack encrypted store procedures in SQL 2005? I have an
> application that uses a lot of stored procedures in SQL 2005 that I must
> protect the source codes in store procedures. I am worry about users can
> crack encrypted stored procedures so my application source codes will be
> re-engineering completely.
> Please share with me your thoughts how to protect source codes in stored
> procedure in SQL server.
> Thanks.
> Maggie.
>|||Hi Russell,
Thanks a lot for the reply, it helps me a lot.
Maggie.
"Russell Fields" wrote:

> Maggie,
> Yes, they can be cracked.
> If it is worth $79.95 to someone: http://www.devlib.net/decryptsql.htm
> If it is worth $99 to someone: http://www.elitude.net/
> And then there is this from the August 2007 SQL Server Magazine:
> http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/Artic...rver_95728.html
> Note that the code is downloadable, even if you are not a subscriber who c
an
> read the whole article. It does require a significant number of rights to
> be able to run this decryption procedure, but on another server not in you
r
> control you have no control over what people do.
> You can encrypt, of course, but legal protection comes through contracts a
nd
> other legal agreements.
> RLF
> "Maggie" <Maggie@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB70D424-0BE5-490C-9794-6676AFE47E2E@.microsoft.com...
>
>