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DCE Security Ltd.4-Jul-17 15:39
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In computer science, method of maintaining proof of authorship (PoA) in code is done in the style of one of two approaches. The chosen approach is either A) a tangible, or B) an un-tangible.

Tangible PoA methods are usually either literally simple like writing your name, username, ID number, into the code. This does work to some extent but can be removed, even if the thief doesnt remove the string, you must be able to show PoA of this string. So, make sure the string you use is verifiable to you as the string has to be able to show by verifification that you have PoA of the string (tag/ID number/email address etc.). Using this method, you could include a ciphertext string in the code if the plaintext had been encrypted using your public key. If the plaintext consisted of 'mr.xx wrote this code and owns all including intellectual rights to this code' for example, before insertion of the ciphertext string into the code, remember that the encryption key for this string must be one which your private key can decrypt. This therefore stamps the code with an easily provable PoA element, so if the code pops up somewhere else, you could demonstrate your explicit and exclusive PoA of the code.
Another useful tangible approach method is adding 'red herrings' into the codebase. A red herring in this context is anything in the code that is nonsensical and usually syntactically invalid.
If you added a few letters at random to the end of randomly-selected and randomly-ordered code lines it could be used an PoA as only you could explain it (showing your valid PoA); nowadays you could even include an encrypted statement of ownership and timestamp ciphertext that can only be decrypted by using your private key, then build a pseudorandom ciphertext-bit distribution process. The reverse of the distribution algorithm will collect and reconstruct the original ciphertext. You could then decrypt this ciphertext and show those who are concerned that you have PoA over the code.
Whereas an intangible method would likely be computerised; one example is, the use of compartmentalisation to keep code secret from those who didnt code it. This can be done by writing chunks of code in various containers, such as;
a written in javascript in a HTML setting. or
a Python script batch that is called upon by the C++ applicationcodebase or even just host the secured script on sister server and code the applications interaction with the code via APIs like you would in most applications.

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