Check out the Latest Articles:
Hiding the Secret API Key with Flex using Alchemy

*little decompilation challenge

Today I was trying to develop my first Flex-Facebook Application, just for fun. To achieve a connection between facebook and Flex you need a couple of keys, the application key and the Secret API key. The second one it’s very important and anyone shouldn’t know about it. The thing is that this keys must be embeded on the code ( If you don’t want to use PHP tokens, or similar stuff )
I didn’t like that so I tried another solution, using Alchemy to hide the secret Key a little more, and maybe make the decompilation harder. The problem is that now I tried to decompile the SWF and I can’t find it anywhere, althought I know it hasn’t disappeared, I’d like to know where it is!
Anyone can help me?

SWF file

VN:F [1.9.1_1087]
Rating: 3.0/10 (1 vote cast)
VN:F [1.9.1_1087]
Rating: +1 (from 1 vote)
Hiding the Secret API Key with Flex using Alchemy, 3.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating

Related posts:

  1. Flex, Amazon S3 and custom headers

This website uses IntenseDebate comments, but they are not currently loaded because either your browser doesn't support JavaScript, or they didn't load fast enough.


  1. Praneet Loke (Reply) on Friday 21, 2009

    looks like you achieved what you wanted to do…hiding the API key from decompilers.. :)

    VA:F [1.9.1_1087]
    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
    VA:F [1.9.1_1087]
    Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)
  2. Xavier Colomer (Reply) on Friday 21, 2009

    What software did you use? I used Sothink’s SWFDecompiler and I couldn’t find it although there’s one file that hangs out the app every time ( maybe it’s too large )

    VN:F [1.9.1_1087]
    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
    VN:F [1.9.1_1087]
    Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

Spam Protection by WP-SpamFree