
Your PHP scripts and control where and for how long they can be used.

The Pro and Cerberus editions of the ionCube Encoder include built-in PHP licensing features, allowing you to license The ionCube Encoder converts PHP source code into bytecode, which can be obfuscated and encrypted for added security,Īnd our unique Dynamic Keys feature uses algorithmic keys that are not stored, providing an extra layer of security for your We have an entire article focused on the Keys features which describes how they work (see here).IonCube PHP Encoder 12.0 is the industry-leading solution for protecting PHP scripts, providing quick, simple and effective protection for your source code. Version 9 also introduced External Keys as another means of security you can consider for your scripts, though we recommend dynamic keys as the best option. The absence of static keys and the ability to layer as many keys as you like makes reverse engineering a significant challenge over the traditional static key approach.

Rather than hiding decoding keys within encoded files, Dynamic Keys are encryption keys that are generated only when a script is run and by the script itself. Using more than one protection mechanism is good security practice, and even if your code does not lend itself to using obfuscation fully, you can still maximise protection by implementing other mechanisms such as Dynamic Keys (see here).Īn extremely powerful feature introduced in Version 9 is Dynamic Keys. Note that sometimes full obfuscation is not possible and certain options will need to be disabled or specific identifiers need to be excluded (see how) for your code to work properly. This is an additional layer of security to the general mangling that occurs with standard encoding. The ionCube Encoder will allow you to obfuscate different identifiers such as classes, functions and line numbers.
