Licensing, Encryption and .NET Reflector
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I am trying to create a simple encrypted licence file for my software. The software will have the decryption keys built in - just strings - but anybody can use .Net Reflector to decompile my code and look for the Key/IV strings. I am sure I am missing something as I am new to all this encryption malarkey and would appreciate any help you can offer on how I should be doing this. Thanks in advance
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I am trying to create a simple encrypted licence file for my software. The software will have the decryption keys built in - just strings - but anybody can use .Net Reflector to decompile my code and look for the Key/IV strings. I am sure I am missing something as I am new to all this encryption malarkey and would appreciate any help you can offer on how I should be doing this. Thanks in advance
You could use Dotfuscator to make your source a bit more secured if they try to decompile it. Just a thought. ~javier lozano (blog)
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I am trying to create a simple encrypted licence file for my software. The software will have the decryption keys built in - just strings - but anybody can use .Net Reflector to decompile my code and look for the Key/IV strings. I am sure I am missing something as I am new to all this encryption malarkey and would appreciate any help you can offer on how I should be doing this. Thanks in advance
First off, consider if your software is worth somebody spending the time to decompile your code just to be able to use your application and then publishing a license generator in the web. (Take into account that the average user will not have the skill to do this) If the answer is yes, then I wouldnt waste too much time...it'll get cracked anyways...just do a search in google for 'Keygen' and any software developer will cry himself to death. :p and I'm sure most of those apps have spend hours and money way beyond what ur will to try and stop that from happening.