My office sell grasshopper definitions to clients. At the moment we deliver a file and that’s it. This means that the client pay a large amount to get the definition developed and then they do what ever they want with it. Now clients asks for subscriptions instead, meaning a smaller amount for the …

[image] jesper: Is there a way to “protect” your definitions for a business model like this? The consensus on this seem to land on selecting and issuing an appropriate license. There are a few discussions here on Discourse regarding measures to protect Grasshopper code/defintitions, but ther…

Thanks for the answer! We’re going to take a look at IronPython. I think after a certain point where it become as hard to “hack” as to write the definition it doesn’t make sense to make it more secure anyhow.

This thread covers some of the thoughts/options regarding code encryption: [image] How to encrypt my code? Rhino Developer Hello! I have been developing a plug-in for Rhino for the past 3 months or so in python script. After I finish it, I want to publish on a forum, but…

The only way you can take control of something like this is by making a plug-in which (a) performs some crucial role in your file and (b) checks for valid licenses. But even then an experienced programmer with dubious ethics can find ways to get around that. I suspect the best return on investment…

Thanks David! I think I will go for IronPython or even just a password protected cluster + some kind of signed agreement. So far, I think the best protection has been making a great job and clients life easier. Then most of them are happy to pay.

Hi Jesper, We’re working on a system/prototype that might be able to address this. It’s in pretty early stage, but shoot me an email at EPoulsen at ThorntonTomasetti dot com and we can tell you more about it. Cheers

Hi, I know I’m super late for this convo, even though I saw this article a year ago i just got an idea that might work. My idea is using a python component at the beggining of the script that basically all the input parameters and one more for “active”, either True or False. If True, the python comp…

a password protected cluster is like a closed but unlocked door with a sign on it reading “don’t open this door”: it works as long as the User agrees to obey the sign you can use password protected clusters to disallow your colleagues to do unintended changes to your code, but that’s all if you gi…

[image] Lawand Noa'man: if its secure or not and maybe guide us through and how we can make it work. The whole point of bypassing security checks is to either prevent the check or by inverting the jump instructions. If you have access to the file its a matter of effort. However there is quit…

[image] inno: you could use Hops to make a given definition work remotely on your Server The code is still executed locally. I’m not sure, I can be wrong, but I suspect even hops actually “load” the target .gh file somewhere locally and then run it. The usual “someone with enough knowledge”…

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This thread covers some of the thoughts/options regarding code encryption:

I believe the new GHPython compile options implement the same .NET functionality that I linked to back then. So that might be a place to start.

Edit: And in turn, this thread:

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Grasshopper GHpython script Code visibility Grasshopper ghpython , python , rhino6	6	2067	October 24, 2020
Secure .gh file Grasshopper	61	5951	October 19, 2024
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Best (Any?) Practices to keep GH secret/hidden? Grasshopper	28	3422	July 25, 2021
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