We protect our source by using ASP Components (VFP,C#) and encryption- they protect your app logic especially when you distribute to clients or ISPs. I think there's a product that will take your existing ASP script and turn it into a binary component...
>I am in the process of designing a website. It has two parts, E-Commerce and a discussion forum. It will contain customer and discussion members details, and eventually Credit card transactions. Is ASP thought to be secure enough for this job. The main worry is about the ASP code being held as text i.e. a hacker can see what the code looks like. I realise that most of the security is handled by the ISP, but even with the most secure ISP, is ASP a safe option.
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>The books and articles that I have read so far are inconclusive, they mention CGI etc, but even these can be dis-ascembled, so a hacker can see the code.