Re: FLASH: Werid Question about authenication?

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At the exact moment of 99.11.17.13.33, local time, Cordaro, Vince

<

VCordaroycsd [dot] york [dot] va [dot] us

> put forth:


> I got asked by a young intern that works for my company if a person could

> find out just by looking at the .swf file on the internet what the serial

> number,make and private info of the producing Flash Software was.  For

> example say someone hacked Flash4 and produced a .swf file.


"For example ...", indeed!


> Is there anyway

> to trace that back to him.  I told him just to spend the money and buy the

> real thing, but it was a interesting question.

                         ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ 

... for which no one who's operating legitimately would need an answer, right?


HTH,


Ken Sherwood


                     *zenkat: the Flash trailer*

                http://www.kensherwood.com/zenkat.htm


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