# What about better security on the new sdk to prevent ripping?
**URL:** https://ask.vrchat.com/t/what-about-better-security-on-the-new-sdk-to-prevent-ripping/19909
**Category:** General Discussion
**Tags:** avatar, world
**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/what-about-better-security-on-the-new-sdk-to-prevent-ripping/19909 "2023-09-13T02:43:02Z")
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### Author:  [@Dergieveurse](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Dergieveurse)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/what-about-better-security-on-the-new-sdk-to-prevent-ripping/19909/1 "2023-09-13T02:43:03Z")
With the new sdk being released will there be any encryption or security on the uploads used through the new 3.3.0 sdk similar to the kind of security that chillout has like encryption keys to help secure uploads as this is something that is desperately needed to prevent rippers from ripping avatars or worlds. We should be securing the files themselves as that is how rippers are even ripping to begin with.
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### Author:  [@Spokeek](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Spokeek)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/what-about-better-security-on-the-new-sdk-to-prevent-ripping/19909/2 "2023-09-17T09:06:05Z")
There was a statement from @tupper in the last update.
> [@Developer Update - 14 September 2023](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-14-september-2023/19931):
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> Welcome to the Developer Update for 14 September 2023! The featured world for this Dev Update is [Beyond a bit - 想像のちょっと先へ](https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_3dcabc45-b66b-4d38-abaa-d2922ca4d678) by [EstyOctober](https://twitter.com/EstyOctober). Gather up your friends, grab the key, unlock the chest, and enjoy the ride. If you’d like to catch up, you can read our [previous Developer Update from 31 August](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-31-august-2023/19752). Important Info / Announcements Recent Unity News If you weren’t aware, [Unity recently announced some changes to its pricing and licensing structure.](https://blog.unity.com/news/plan-pricing-and-packaging-updates) You’ve s…
Basically some security elements are put in place to deal with rippers, but there is two main problems with it.
First, they try to do security through obscurity, by not sharing security elements, it makes it harder to counter them, but they will find a way anyway at some point.
Two, the ripping problem is a structural problem, even if you encrypt or do anything, in the end, the avatar or world is run on your pc, so you need to decrypt it, and as you do, it gets possible to dump it.
All of that to say that they can make it harder and harder, but there will be no final solution to that.
Hope I could light up aspects of your question
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### Author:  [@Thingey](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Thingey)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/what-about-better-security-on-the-new-sdk-to-prevent-ripping/19909/3 "2023-09-22T14:51:07Z")
Also for people who wanna protecct themselfs here are 3 alternatives:
Paid:
> **[Avatar Protection System for VRChat](https://dextrovr.gumroad.com/l/DexProtect)**
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> SCRAMBLED MESH WILL NEVER BE VISIBLE, VIDEO IS SIMPLIFIED FOR DEMONSTRATIONDextro's Avatar Protection System for VRChat is an automated ripping-protection system that offers the highest level of security for avatar assets currently available. It...
> **[AvatarGuard (VRChat anti-rip)](https://notcake.gumroad.com/l/avatarguard)**
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> Before buying, please note that avatar re-encoding is done on a server in the cloud. Please also read the limitations section.AvatarGuard re-encodes your VRChat avatar during upload to break ripping tools.Re-encoded avatars render normally in-game...
Free:
[GitHub - PlagueVRC/AntiRip: AntiRip (Kanna Protecc) - Free and insanely strong VRChat Anti Rip. Let us rid of rippers, together.](https://github.com/PlagueVRC/AntiRip) - AntiRip (Kanna Protecc)
Just posting for people people looking to protect themselfs
Due note: that majority of ani rippers can / will only destroy the meshes not textures or prevent “most common” toosl from extracting your content.
I personally suggest creators go with AntiRip (Kanna Protecc) as its really strong and free. untill vrchat might have their own solution but even that might not be enough and any aditional protection is welcomed.
When having a creator make your avatar, request them make your avatar with kanna with the understanding some custom shaders just will not work, so its a slight trade off from cool effects, to being safe. especially fi you have custom mesh/build avatar from blender modifications.
**Also for creators/sellers as bonus that many does not know about**
> **[Sell Digital Downloads & Courses - Payhip](https://payhip.com)**
>
> Payhip is the easiest way to sell digital downloads and courses. No technical skills required. Create your own all-in-one digital storefront. Try it free!
If you wish to have more ability to remove people that leek your packages you sell, you might wanna migrate over to payhip, they give you the ability:
- If you find your unitypackage on a webisite or someone send your a leeked copy, you can upload that file on their platform and find who bought it and block them from accessing your package for download again if you make updates, maning if they want your content, they need to rebuy I assume on another account.
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### Author:  [@KannaDev](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/KannaDev)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/what-about-better-security-on-the-new-sdk-to-prevent-ripping/19909/4 "2023-10-25T23:34:39Z")
Texture encryption is also linked for free in the Kanna Protecc FAQ.
-Kanna