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cstavish on July 19, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Common problems with large file uploads

One could scan the .class file for string literals with relative ease. Obfuscation would be an improvement, but still not completely secure.

gue5t on July 19, 2012 | [–]

It would hardly be an improvement. Wireshark would be a first step for most reverse engineers when there's network authentication involved.

mbreese on July 19, 2012 | [–]

Well, we are talking about FTP, so the string is going to travel over the line in plaintext anyway.

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