how to secure asp.net code?

[Isabella]

I am writing a web site for my client using asp.net. But I don't want him to
able to read the code and reuse it in future. How can I protect the code
and still give him a copy? Any idea? just wild guess like compiling the
project into .exe, component or dll. I have no idea. Please advise!

Isabella

[Randy Charles Morin]

obfuscation
[url]http://www.devx.com/SummitDays/Article/11351[/url]

Randy
[url]http://www.kbcafe.com[/url]

"Isabella" <isabella_lau@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<e9jAvBRsDHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...

> I am writing a web site for my client using asp.net. But I don't want him to
> able to read the code and reuse it in future. How can I protect the code
> and still give him a copy? Any idea? just wild guess like compiling the
> project into .exe, component or dll. I have no idea. Please advise!
>
> Isabella

[Anton Sommer]

Hello Randy,

I am curious how an asp.net user can access the managed code from the web
anyway.


Thank you


Anton

[Michael Ames]

Isabella,

Unlike older versions of ASP, with ASP.NET you do not have to include the
..vb source code files when you deploy the web application. The vb code will
be compiled into a dll, which will reside in the /bin subdirectory on your
site.

However, it is fairly easy for someone to decompile a .NET dll into its
source code. Obfiscation, which was mentioned by the other responder, will
make the decompiled code more or less useless.

So depending on how tech savvy you think this customer is, the fact that the
..vb files are already compiled into a DLL might be enough. But if you think
they're likely to attempt to decompile, you should look into obfuscation.

-Michael


"Isabella" <isabella_lau@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e9jAvBRsDHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> I am writing a web site for my client using asp.net. But I don't want him

to

> able to read the code and reuse it in future. How can I protect the code
> and still give him a copy? Any idea? just wild guess like compiling the
> project into .exe, component or dll. I have no idea. Please advise!
>
> Isabella
>
>

[Randy Charles Morin]

By default, you can't.

Randy
[url]http://www.kbcafe.com[/url]

"Anton Sommer" <anton.schamy_no_spam_@arcor.de> wrote in message news:<bprsov$6oq$03$1@news.t-online.com>...

> Hello Randy,
>
> I am curious how an asp.net user can access the managed code from the web
> anyway.
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
> Anton