Disabling the source

[Johan Gielen]

Is there any script to disable the source of your website ?

[Gnerma]

No, that is not possible.

[Johan Gielen]

I thought it was... at some sites, it is just impossible to see the source - or if you can see it it's encoded ! -

[Gnerma]

Show me the sites..

There is a way to 'encode' the html by using character codes, but that will quadruple the size of your source. That is a MUCH bigger problem than someone looking at your source code.

Think about it this way, the source code IS the web page. The users browser needs to have the code to show the web page. So its viewable by the user.

Your not writing any code that anybody else couldn't write themselves, so don't even worry about it.

[Johan Gielen]

http://www.ashadebelow.org for example is fully encoded ! Try to look at the source, the begin is understandable, but once the JavaScript begins, you can't see what it says !

[Gnerma]

Hmm I don't know what to tell you. But just looking at the page he is not using any kind of complex code. What's the big deal?

[Morpheus]

It sucks when u have people copying your pages. Well at the moment I believe u can only encrypt your pages and not fully dissable the "view source". I've seen some websites where the "view source" is inactive - cant remember the URL though.

In the mean time, try this site:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/encrypter.htm

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[ Morpheus ]

[zollodav]

THIS IS YOUR ANSWER......

Nothing really can be encoded from users untill browsers don't enable users to view the source, what that site did is use JavaScript to hide its code from the intitial eye, BUT the js files are linked to the html code that is there....in the js files the developer uses a series of document.write commands to write the html code into the site, but I was able to get the code within seconds, take a look at the site again, hit view source and scoll down to the 7th line and over till you see the script tags for JavaScript, then take that js file name and put it at the end of the url, and boom you have the code, sorry to say that what your asking is not possible........the only languages that you can do that with is PHP, CGI, and ASP to name a few, but your still not able to hide the JAvaScript or the HTML, only that language.....

[Gnerma]

As zollodav says, you may find ways to pseudo-encode your pages but anyone who knows how can figure it out.

[zollodav]

Even if you come up with a script to disable the "View Source" all you have to do is "Save" the Webpage, open as text file, find the script tags for the JavaScript source, get the js file name, go to the website, punch in the js file name at the end of the url, download the js file, open it, and boom, you have your code...sorry man, no way to totally hide it....

[Johan Gielen]

Originally posted by Morpheus In the mean time, try this site: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/encrypter.htm __________ [ Morpheus ]

Thanks, it seems helpful !

[mairving]

FYI, usually when the View Source is greyed out on the view menu, it means that your TIF cache is full. Clear the cache or close the browser window and voila there is the view source back.

To me, it is pretty silly as to why you would want to disable the source code. There really is nothing there but HTML. If there were valuable data in the source code then maybe it would be appropiate. It might keep someone from copying your design but who cares about that.