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simple bootloader question, can I protect my work?

 
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simple bootloader question, can I protect my work?
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:26 pm     Reply with quote
I would like to protect my software, but is it possible to keep people from reading the chip and still use a boot loader?



Code:
#fuses HS,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,NOLVP


I see this with most of the boot loaders

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:41 pm     Reply with quote
I would still be able to bootload a tiny app to dump the flash over the rs-232 and extract the full firmware.

I think the only solution is to write your own encrypted bootloader and protect the PIC from external reads.
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