Unless I am missing something, once you have cleared the CCP bit, you
cannot read or write any new code... so, you cannot look at the program OR
introduce any code to send the code out via a port. If I wanted to HACK a
PIC, I wouldn't know where to start if they blocked me with that. If they
did NOT, then there are several ways.

I ALWAYS put my code in the PIC, the only thing I use external ROM, EPROM,
EEPROM, etc for is data storage (non-v ram) or custom/config data that you
would set the device configuration. Set it in E2PROM, and read it on
power-up into PIC file space. NEVER leave your code hanging out if you are
worried about hackers!

If anybody knows a backdoor to read the rom (aside from a damn good
microscope, let me know! Not that I want to hack somebody elses code, but,
I wanna CYOA on it.

TAS



At 10:57 AM 11/24/99 -0700, Craig Lee wrote:
>... and for you wise apples, I don't mean sliding
>them down the barrel of a cannon!
>
>(smiles)
>
>I've heard of several methods, but haven't actually
>tried them.  Is flash easier to breach than ROM, etc.
>
>Craig
>
>
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