Are loadvars easily hackable? I know that sockets are pretty secure. They would need a packet sniffer to screw with your application.
I was thinking of enabling certain features in my application through loadVars. However, I think with some addons, you can pseudo-edit a page source, and have your browser reload it.
Edit: I’m just gonna use MD5 loadvars to activate extra features. It’s just a game. So
http://weblogs.macromedia.com/as_libraries/docs/corelib/com/adobe/crypto/package-detail.html
Amayeta + AS3 MD5 + Sockets is as secure as it gets I guess. SmartFoxServer is coming out with encrypted sockets soon… Sweet!