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Vijay Kumbhar
Vijay Kumbhar

Reputation: 916

.net WPF application folder security

I wanted to keep the files that are inside the application to be copy protected, so nobody can copy the files & use it for their own purpose. Only the application can read the file when it runs.

Can we achieve this?

This is an desktop application created using .net C# WPF.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 283

Answers (4)

krishnaaditya
krishnaaditya

Reputation: 860

You can embed them in the generated exe/dll. These links can help you How to embed and access resources by using Visual C#, Images in WPF as embedded resources

Upvotes: 1

S.N
S.N

Reputation: 5140

Create a proprietary file type (say xxxx.yourextension) and use decrypt/encrypt when you read your file type within WPF and save file back when you are done.

Upvotes: 1

Rocklan
Rocklan

Reputation: 8130

You could encrypt them. Hide the unencryption key somewhere in your app. It's not foolproof but it will scare most people off.

Upvotes: 1

Andrey Gordeev
Andrey Gordeev

Reputation: 32459

You can make them hidden, but I don't think there is a way to restrict access to the application folder. If user is a local administrator, he can do whatever he wants with a files on his machine.

You also may want to obfuscate your files, if it's possible for you.

Upvotes: 1

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