hiding source code

rulian

is there any way I can hide particular sections of my code from being seen when users go view source, i know the php code doesnt come through, but for security reasons, i want to hide some of my java and html from viewers, is that possible?

NYSiRacer

No, you can not hide JavaScript nor html codes; however, I found an interesting site that uses some techniques that I do not understand... here is the link:
http://www.miahsoft.com/miahsoft.htm
try viewing the source code of that page...

Jayson

Originally posted by NYSiRacer

http://www.miahsoft.com/miahsoft.htm
try viewing the source code of that page...

Yeah that really hides the code good, since all I see on that page is "Non-Compliant Browser, Internet Explorer Only" when I access it in Mozilla. :rolleyes:

Why do you want to hide your javascript or html? What security reasons? Security through obscurity, is not security.

NYSiRacer

Well... try viewing it with Internet Explorer, the source codes are really interesting.

jeremuck

very obscure... strange.

obscure is an understatement, I think.

driverdave

All he did was convert the HTML to ASCII and write it out to the browser with javascript.

The really interesting thing is why someone would do that.

bretticus

I agree, why would you want to make your webpage look so ugly, go through all that trouble, and make your site inaccessible to a major browser market? ;-)

About hiding JavaScript. JavaScript is client side code, your browser must have the source for it to run. I've seen people try and use JavaScript to make source code inaccessible (which I think is lame), but all you have to do to get by that is turn off JavaScript, or my favorite (In IE)...view-source:http://www...

If you have JavaScript, don't put anything too sensitive in it. In all my coding, I have never needed to hide JavaScript. Can't imagine why anyone else would ;-)