ASP.Net Application Compilation
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Ages ago I read that when ASP.Net arrived we'd be able to "package" up the whole application so that it could be shipped off to a hosting provider without worrying about them stealing IP. Did this eventuate? Or is it still on the wish list? Gracias,
You can (of sorts). You can produce compiled code that can then be dropped into the
/bindirectory and off you go. For example, I've produced a few validation controls (they're on CodeProject), you can add the tags into the aspx pages directly, drop in the assembly and you're off. You could produce commercial controls in such a way and thus provide some IP protection. Since its just IL it is pretty easy to reverse engineer, and there are tools that can produce C# code from a compiled assembly. Consequently, pre-compiling doesn't afford a huge amount of protection. If that's the case you'll need to look at obfuscation. -- Paul "I need the secure packaging of Jockeys. My boys need a house!" - Kramer, in "The Chinese Woman" episode of Seinfeld MS Messenger: paul@oobaloo.co.uk Sonork: 100.22446