A suggestion: depends how open that client's network is, but you could include a couple of well-placed CFC calls to your own server that validate the license information you also incorporate into the code.
If they remove the CFC calls, the app can bomb out - ie make the CFC do some action/return some result that is useful. You could also deploy a CFX tag (hence compiled) that processes the result, allowing you to hide any decryption / processing logic from prying eyes. Aaron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom McNeer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 5:05 AM Subject: "Licensing" a CF app > Hi, > > I have a client whose application we have developed over the past > three years. It operates as a web-based services for his customers, > taking data entry and displaying calculated analysis of the data. > > He now has a customer who, for security reasons, wishes to have a > private installation of the application running on the customer's own > network. > > My client has asked me if there is any way we can "secure" his > application, meaning "Can we make it like a compiled desktop app that > can't work without a license key, and can be timed out after a year" > -- both so it cannot be copied and so, if the customer does not pay > his yearly licensing fee, the application could be disabled. > > Since this a ColdFusion app, I know that there is no way to truly > secure it in the manner he wishes. But I wondered if anyone on the > list had any similar experiences, or any thoughts on securing it to > some extent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185563 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
