Hi Guys, I'm considering producing an application that could be sold commercially to small businesses or even some individuals. I won't say what the application is ;-)
As a Flex application much of the logic (it could all be) will be on the client. Strictly speaking the server would only be used for saving data. The application could also work nicely as an AIR application. Ideally, I don't plan to sell the application, but a service - so it would be subscription based. No we all know the world is full of pirates and I'd like to know the best way to make things at least a bit more tricky for them. As a subscription based service, having a logon to a remote server will help since it will at lease make them 'call home'. Is this the only way to protect Flex applications? Presumably the only way to really protect an AIR App is to make it 'call home' too? If the calling home feature became disabled, it would leave the AIR app prone to missappropriation. Finally, potentially some of the data involved will be sensitive. It doesn't have to be sent to the client, but would be good if it was. That would then raise the spectre of data confidentiality on a remote server. My usual experience is with corporate intranets or websites where piracy/security isn't a big issue (at least not my specific problem). So any advice on security issues surrounding Flex/Air apps would be welcome before I finalise my architecture. Paul
