When software developer start to select the a software protection tools to protect their project. Besides of testing and evaluating the security performance of software protection tools: features , functions, easy of use, those traditional security features, another criteria, usually for most of software developer focused and concerned is:
On Premise Tool or Cloud Service?
Nowadays, many software vendor provides their software or software service via cloud service, based on public cloud, private cloud or hybrid cloud, with SaaS, offering flexible service mode, user may customized the service offering with flexible subscription time, feature and version by themselves, many software user prefer to find relevant service offering via cloud service and no need to invest and purchase software and maintain on user premise which to save Capex., human resource to maintain the system. etc.
Some of software protection vendors also offer the encryption, protection and hardening service via cloud. so developer may select the code/project protection service by self defined subscription period, or even by the No. of software package be protected. to save the time, cost or other investment in software protection/hardening field.
To complete code protection via cloud service, it is also much helpful to these developer without rich experience in code protection and encryption area, you just need to upload your project to the cloud platform and select and set several encryption features to specified functions, classes, or the file you want to protect: Obfuscation, name of obfuscation, Virtualization. Compression. then leave rest of thing to the cloud platform to follow up. The code of protection or encryption becomes so easily and quickly via cloud service, everybody will become encryption expert and to complete the code of protection and hardening work in minutes, even without encryption experience.
Code Protection process via Cloud Service
Usually, for these online cloud protection service. the cloud protection process could be like this:
Software developer required to upload their software project, source code, or built project files: .exe, dll, .so, Apk, AAB, AAR file to the cloud, so the cloud service will read, encrypt your project code and return the protected package back to you. Then developer can use the protected package to distribute or launch the package to the software users.
Compare with On-Premise solution, Using Cloud Protection service to instead of traditional On Premise Solution, the most of the concern from software developer will be:
Developer has to upload the source code or original project file to cloud platform to encrypt. it may increase project code leaking risk to third party. even every cloud service provider commit they will not retain the software project upload to their service platform. since most of service provide use the third party cloud service platform.
For Most of ISV, according to company policy, R & D engineer are not allowed to upload source code, project to outside platform for additional service to avoid code leaking. In some cases, it is even not to allowed to access Internet for R &D dept. They all work in offline environment to avoid code breach. So for most of ISV who want to find code protection solution, Cloud service may not to be optional when they select and put it in the evaluation shortlist.
Some of developer may have strictly policy, law or regulation defined all of data, resource which project contained and related may strictly control and not allowed to upload to cloud to prevent from data breach and leak.
Virbox Protector, one of leading software protection solution power developer and ISV to complete their code protection/encryption on premise, quickly, easily with highly security.
So, while understanding & evaluating the most of software developer and ISV concern and needs, Virbox Team offer the software protection solution based on customer premise, Developer and ISV may download Virbox Protection solution (Virbox Protector) from Virbox Website. Developer will have capability to complete every code of protection steps in their desktop, no any code, data and resource need to be upload to cloud platform.
For maximum to reduce the code and data breach and leaking risk, even in the trial period, Virbox Protector provides trial package, same security feature, functions, with official commercial release package, for developer to download and testing: you will have same protecting experience when use the trial version.
So, for those developers have their infrastructure, policies limitation, and controls in place to prevent sensitive code from leaving their premises. Virbox Protector, a highly secured software protection solution will be the competitive option for developer and ISV, every protection step will be complete on their premise. to meet compliance accordingly.
Cost saving
Virbox Protector doesn't set the limitation to the qty of the project code, version of applications be protected. When developer select and installed Virbox Protector in their desktop, no matter in offline or online environment, developer may use Virbox Protector to protect the application according to their project schedule and don't care about the how many applications can be protect in each months. they can update the application, and protect the application and release new version frequently. Comparing with the Protection solution via cloud service, the version, Qty of project, application has been set a limitation, or even set the limitation based on the MAU (Monthly activated Users), so, For ISV or the developer has several application need to be protected, or the application has large user subscribed and activated, Virbox Protector will be your best option when you select the code protection. Both in Security performance and Cost Saving point of view.
For the developer without experience in code protection, Virbox provides a series Quick Start Guide for developer referring. Developer may just follow the Quick Start Guide steps by step then they can complete the testing and formal protection process quickly.
Virbox also provides free consultancy and technical support to developer in case they have some issue when they use Virbox Protector to protect and hardening their project or application, with free.
Virbox Protector, standalone version, include trial package and commercial package, support to different system environment, windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, ARM Linux, available in Virbox Website, to find more information, request and pricing info, pls go:
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