# Loadvars - Security Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-security-question/269201>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 24, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-security-question/269201 "2008-08-24T14:48:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![DesignerMichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@DesignerMichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerMichael)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-security-question/269201/1 "2008-08-24T14:48:54Z")

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How easy is it for someone to hack the loadvars of a swf running in their browser? I currently pass in the userid through loadvars…

Should I move that to my socket connection, or is it somewhat safe? Btw, this is just for a game, so the most they could do is screw up their friends scores…