Marcs Updater
There have been some reports about issues with the Updater not updating anymore. Please try the latest beta version and switch to another IP Check provider instead of the previous default dnsomatic.com. For some reason they are rate-limiting the number of requests to their service. The new IP Check provider selection allows you to choose another provider in such cases. You can test the functionality with the new "Test" panel.
If you want to add a custom provider to the unstable testing version, store a JSON file like the following under %PROGRAMDATA%\Marcs Updater\ServiceProviders\dyndns.json:
{
"name": "DynDNS.org (Test)",
"endpoint": "https://members.dyndns.org/nic/update",
"method": "GET",
"queryString": "hostname={HOSTNAME}&myip={MYIP}",
"dataPayload": "",
"defaults": {
"username": "test",
"password": "test",
"hostname": "test1.customtest.dyndns.org"
}
}Supported query and payload tags are {USERNAME}, {PASSWORD}, {HOSTNAME} and {MYIP}. Restart the background service and foreground application to apply any changes.
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Vonmarschall wrote:
Marc. We'd like to use your updater in partnership with OpenDNS, but I find one major problem in the design. The password for the accounts used to update OpenDNS is in plain text under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Marcs Updater. This kills using this tool for us. Are you planning on fixing this?
Please advise.
Thanks.
Chris Marschall
Posted on
Marc wrote:
There is no way to completly hide the password. Encrypting or encoding it wouldn't help, because the software needs to know the key to decrypt or the algorithm to decode and so anyone with access to the software could do that.
You could use restricted user accounts which do not have access to regedit, but that would still not solve the problem entirely.
Best regards,
Marc
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Vonmarschall wrote:
Would you mind sharing your source code with us? I have a guy that states he can encrypt the password. You can reach me at christheroutergod@hotmail.com. We may be able to make an arrangement to share what we create back to you and benefit the project. Please send me an e-mail with your contact information. Thanks Marc!
Chris
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Vonmarschall wrote:
Hi Marc,
Just checking in. Have you given this any thought? I'd love to talk to you about working together to improve the project.
Best Regards,
Chris