How to secure asp.net code?

[Isabella]

I am writing a web site for my client using asp.net. But I don't want him to
able to read the code and reuse it in future. How can I protect the code
and still give him a copy? Any idea? just wild guess like compiling the
project into .exe, component or dll. I have no idea. Please advise!

Isabella

 

[Alvin Bruney]

Technically, this is impossible despite what you may read. Think about it.
No matter what you do to the code, eventually it must be undone to run at
the cpu level. Undoing it makes it readable. With that being said, there are
different levels of doing something to the code which can make it tiresome
for someone to try to undo it or not worth their while. Obfuscators can
obscure the source code in that regard. Here is one:
http://www.remotesoft.com/salamander/obfuscator.html

These approaches aren't free though. The framework has moved in the
direction of opening up the source code to the consumer. You should consider
moving in direction as well.

Regards