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DLL security

Hi

We have a web application. How can I porevent the usage of activeX dll components used in the application by others after it is hosted?

Com component is written in VB.

Thanks in advance

Riyasjef

riyasjef

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Also the server-side scripting in asp

mrpersonality98

I can provide you a hardware based solution for it. Where are you based?

riyasjef

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India.
A hardware based solusion?
I mean something in the code which prevents the access.

fitcher

Your application is on a windows IIS server? (presumed), the user that IIS uses to execute .dlls is IWAM_machinename. If this is the only user permitted to execute the dll then no one (other than the VB process) should be able to use the dll.
Not sure this is the answer you are looking for. Not real clear on the question.

riyasjef

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Hi fitcher

I did'nt mean that. Even if the dll is copied and registered in another system? It should not work..It should be specific to our application only..

For example, we can check whether the current url contain, some domain name and if it is ok then proceeds ....

Is it a good idea to protect copying dll? or some other ideas?

Riyasjef

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