Chester, Refox and KonXise are probably the best known of all the products which will protect your source code.
However I believe that even these have been shown to be useless against determined attacks. If I'm not mistaken I think it was Christof who showed this at a recent VFP meeting. Other list members will confirm this either way. You could always use an obfuscator to change all the variable names to an complicated unreadable format as well as removing all comments for the production application. Personally I used to use Refox as a form of source protection but gave it up a long time ago on the basis that a selection of product "Branding" where the authorised user is shown on all screens and linking the application to the hard disk and/or motherboard board serial numbers normally deters illegal copying at the "top level" but now I don’t even use this method. Lets face it, for a determined hacker there is no such thing as uncrackable software and to many applications in the fast the ability to copy it for evaluation but then purchase it at a sensible price has actually helped gain it popularity! Look at the resentment that Microsoft have generated with the licensing of XP and Office products. Maybe you need to take another look at you pricing and marketing before embarking on such a path and really tie the purchasers up with a legalsoftware license or Eula, but that is another bago of worms ALA VFP Eula and Linux. Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chester Friesen Sent: 28 January 2007 00:03 To: [email protected] Subject: Protect VFP source code Is there a way to protect VFP source code in exe from decompilation? Regards, Chester Friesen [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
