| Subject: Any experience with Dotfuscator? |
| Group: microsoft.public.vstudio.general |
| Date: 5/28/2008 4:29:44 PM |
| From: silverfox [Email Address Protection] |
I was wondering, does Dotfuscator work with VB 2008? What exactly does it do? That is, does it work on the executable after you have built an application? Or does it process your source before building? Is it easy to use? Is the community edition worth bothering with? I went to the Preemptive site to see what it costs, but you have to give them all your info before they will tell you the price. Doncha hate that? |
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| Subject: Re: Any experience with Dotfuscator? |
| Group: microsoft.public.vstudio.general |
| Date: 5/29/2008 12:44:16 AM |
| From: David Lowndes [Email Address Protection] |
>I was wondering, does Dotfuscator work with VB 2008? What exactly >does it do? That is, does it work on the executable after you have >built an application? I've not used the full version, but the community version works on the built exe. >Is it easy to use? Yes, it integrated quite seamlessly with VS. >Is the community edition worth bothering with? Not in my opinion - all it does (as far as I remember) is rename methods. Dave |
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| Subject: Re: Any experience with Dotfuscator? |
| Group: microsoft.public.vstudio.general |
| Date: 5/30/2008 7:54:54 AM |
| From: "Michael Letterle (PreEmptive Solutions)" [Email Address Protection] |
silverfox wrote: > I was wondering, does Dotfuscator work with VB 2008? The short answer, is yes Dotfuscator works with VB 2008 :) > What exactly > does it do? That is, does it work on the executable after you have > built an application? Or does it process your source before > building? Dotfuscator is a post-build utility. It operates on the compiled executable. We do ILASM roundtripping, meaning that we run your executable through ILDASM, parse the IL, perform various transforms on it and output verifiable IL that is then reassembled using ILASM. This ensures a verifiable, portable, compliant executable. > Is it easy to use? Is the community edition worth > bothering with? > The Community Edition primarily only applies basic identifier renaming. You can find a comparison of the Community Edition to the Professional and Gold editions here: http://www.preemptive.com/images/documentation/dotfuscator%20family%20overview.pdf > I went to the Preemptive site to see what it costs, but you have to > give them all your info before they will tell you the price. Doncha > hate that? Our pricing is quite flexible based on your needs, therefore our sales reps require some background information to determine the best way to assist you in your purchasing decision making. Our solutions generally range from $2,000 up to $6,000+, again depending on your needs. -- Thank You, Michael Letterle Support Engineer PreEmptive Solutions http://www.preemptive.com |
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