asp project executable file

mateenmohd · June 6th, 2003, 02:31 PM

Hi all,

Please inform how can create
excutable file of ASP ?
I have developed a web base application
project, I want the I convert the
necessary important files to executable file,
so that no one can copy (edit) on my
ASP Project.

Best Begard

Imar · June 6th, 2003, 02:45 PM

Hi Mateen,

As far as know, this can't be done. You'll need an ASP runtime to process your ASP pages. This runtime is usually hosted inside Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). I know of no way to create an executable out of ASP pages.

One way to solve your problem is to use the Microsoft ASP Encryption program. This program encrypts the ASP parts of your source files so no-one can read them, except for the IIS runtime. The problem with this program is that it can easily be cracked / decoded.

What exactly are you trying to protect? Regular ASP pages are protected by default because the output is sent to the client and not the ASP code itself. If you are worried about a client stealing / enhancing your code, I have found that a good contract, including source ownership and intellectual property definitions usually do the job.

Alternatively, code in a incomprehensible way. That way, your code is "open source" but no one will understand what it does ;)

Cheers,

Imar

mateenmohd · June 7th, 2003, 01:02 PM

Thanks for your response.
Please send more information, how I can
Encrypt my some important coding.
How I can get Microsoft ASP Encryption program. ?
it is software or feature of visual studio ?

I want to encrypt few important asp file,
so that when then project could not run.
only I can decode the coding.

best regards.

Mateen Martin
[email protected]

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by Imar
Hi Mateen,

As far as know, this can't be done. You'll need an ASP runtime to process your ASP pages. This runtime is usually hosted inside Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). I know of no way to create an executable out of ASP pages.

One way to solve your problem is to use the Microsoft ASP Encryption program. This program encrypts the ASP parts of your source files so no-one can read them, except for the IIS runtime. The problem with this program is that it can easily be cracked / decoded.

What exactly are you trying to protect? Regular ASP pages are protected by default because the output is sent to the client and not the ASP code itself. If you are worried about a client stealing / enhancing your code, I have found that a good contract, including source ownership and intellectual property definitions usually do the job.

Alternatively, code in a incomprehensible way. That way, your code is "open source" but no one will understand what it does ;)

Cheers,

Imar

Imar · June 7th, 2003, 02:29 PM

Hi Mateen,

You can find more info about the encoder from the Microsoft Scripting site at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...169&frame=true

The encoder can be downloaded from this location:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Please be aware of the following disclaimer Microsoft added to the download page:

Quote:

quote:Note that this encoding only prevents casual viewing of your code; it will not prevent the determined hacker from seeing what you've done and how.

Cheers,

Imar

mateenmohd · June 8th, 2003, 02:47 PM

Hi Imar,

Thanks for your information about the
encoder.

best regards.

Mateen Martin
[email protected]

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by Imar
Hi Mateen,

You can find more info about the encoder from the Microsoft Scripting site at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...169&frame=true

The encoder can be downloaded from this location:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Please be aware of the following disclaimer Microsoft added to the download page:

Quote:

quote:Note that this encoding only prevents casual viewing of your code; it will not prevent the determined hacker from seeing what you've done and how.

Cheers,

Imar

David Cameron · June 9th, 2003, 06:50 PM

As Imar has said, you should consider the encryption something that will slow people down, but not stop them. In fact it won't slow them down much at all. There are other methods of controlling this. One is to move code to dlls. Another is to protect yourself using license agreements.

regards
David Cameron