Jay,
Good story about the special ALE latch, very clever indeed.
Disinformation is not a tool in security. (Hows that for disinformation?)

I'd like to add, if there is a market for stealing something, then
people will steal it. Look at Pay-TV descramblers.... they all get
hacked sooner or later. I believe you can never keep your code or
product safe, you can only stay 1 step ahead of the thieves.
Business sense would dictate, get a product out fast and wide then
let it die. Make your money right now and not in the long run.
I know some guy Bill used this strategy.

My $.02 worth.