FileDelete safe?

[Gallagher]

hello guys

FileDelete is totally safe and can still steal my client-side scripts?

[Wei]

Yes it is safe, but players will have to download scripts every time they come to server....

[Castillo]

There's no need to delete them, just encrypt and compile the scripts with luac.multitheftauto.com.

[Jacobob14]

There's no need to delete them, just encrypt and compile the scripts with luac.multitheftauto.com.

yet there are many people who steal the client side

although this compilation

[Castillo]

They can steal it and execute it on their server, but they won't be able to edit it.

[Gallagher]

then it is safe!

Brazilians have people saying they stole my scripts, then it is a lie

[xXMADEXx]

It's kind of pointless, because once the file is downloaded it will remain there until the resource is still started, so people could still steal it.

[TAPL]

fileDelete should no longer used for the mentioned purpose since cache option in meta is available.

cache: When the script file type is "client", this setting controls whether the file is saved on the clients' hard drive. Default is "true". Using "false" will mean the file is not saved.

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Meta.xml

[Gallagher]

fileDelete should no longer used for the mentioned purpose since cache option in meta is available.

cache: When the script file type is "client", this setting controls whether the file is saved on the clients' hard drive. Default is "true". Using "false" will mean the file is not saved.

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Meta.xml

so is right?

    "panel" author="rex" version="1.3" type="script" /> 
    

[Karuzo]

Yes.

[Gallagher]

stole my script can do WHAT?

he was only FileDelete

[Karuzo]

What ? I don't understand you.

[Gallagher]

What ? I don't understand you.

someone came into my server and stole my script

[mr.Extreme]

use

  
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",resourceRoot, 
function() 
    fileDelete("client.lua") 
end) 
  

[Karuzo]

Just use cache="false"...

for client scripts.

[Gallagher]

use

  
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",resourceRoot, 
function() 
    fileDelete("client.lua") 
end) 
  

I used FileDelete, but somehow managed to managed to steal the script

[myonlake]

As long as you have cache set to false, you'll do just fine. There is an exception though, which requires more than enough knowledge in memory addressing and access locations, which isn't really 5-minute-book type of thing.

Just encrypt the code and make some small piece of code in that file that checks whether the script is ran on the real server, check for the server information for example, something that recognizes misuse. It doesn't even have to be server name, but if a variable isn't initialized then just rape the whole client till they have to Alt-F4.

[arezu]

As long as you have cache set to false, you'll do just fine. There is an exception though, which requires more than enough knowledge in memory addressing and access locations, which isn't really 5-minute-book type of thing.

Just encrypt the code and make some small piece of code in that file that checks whether the script is ran on the real server, check for the server information for example, something that recognizes misuse. It doesn't even have to be server name, but if a variable isn't initialized then just rape the whole client till they have to Alt-F4.

You can download and use a packet sniffer tool in just a few seconds, since http downloads are not encrypted. The best way to make sure that nobody steals your scripts is by making a custom downloader script that sends client scripts using triggerClientEvent since packets are then encrypted, and do loadstring on the code instead of saving onto a file.

[Citizen]

As long as you have cache set to false, you'll do just fine. There is an exception though, which requires more than enough knowledge in memory addressing and access locations, which isn't really 5-minute-book type of thing.

Just encrypt the code and make some small piece of code in that file that checks whether the script is ran on the real server, check for the server information for example, something that recognizes misuse. It doesn't even have to be server name, but if a variable isn't initialized then just rape the whole client till they have to Alt-F4.

You can download and use a packet sniffer tool in just a few seconds, since http downloads are not encrypted. The best way to make sure that nobody steals your scripts is by making a custom downloader script that sends client scripts using triggerClientEvent since packets are then encrypted, and do loadstring on the code instead of saving onto a file.

I'm agree, see this post:

viewtopic.php?f=108&t=29990#p337791

[Jesseunit]

Most people on MTA are too simple minded to know how a packet sniffer works, and if someone knows how to utilize a packet sniffer they would be smart enough to script their own scripts.

Here's an example of how I protect my client-sided scripts though, it's basically the same as what the attribute 'cache' does.

  

    "Jesseunit" type="script" version="1.0.0" />