How to Secure Offline website

secure offline website

[amitganotra]

Hi,

Today, My boss asked me to give the offline website on CD, so we can distribute the same to our other offices and marketing staff to show our products anytime.

Now, my concern is I want to give them website on cd in such a way so my code will be secure for a web designer or some sort of security so that no one can edit the website.

Thanks

[swa66]

The music and movie industry would like to know too.

You're seeking to give them something without giving it to them ...

[D_Blackwell]

so we can distribute the same to our other offices and marketing staff to show our products anytime.

These people don't all carry laptops in addition to desktops in office?

Not a bad 'promo' idea to do a custom CD that showcases products and such. Put the money in a tin case that is likely to be saved because it is a well done promo item - otherwise it is going to get trashed. Anybody that needs to see the website needs to go to the website.

Has boss explained why this is a good idea, what he really wants to accomplish - which this probably will not achieve.

[tedster]

I created a "website on CD" for a client to distribute at a convention about four years ago, and it was pretty successful promotion for them. But being new to that process, I ran into some challenges that we discussed here - things like IE's local files security "protection", how to run server software from the CD, including mySQL and PHP, and so on.

You might get some help from that thread: IE6 SP2 and local "security" - html and media from a CD [webmasterworld.com]

And the earlier replies are accurate - there is no way to keep anyone from copying the source code of anything that is running in a browser.

[rocknbil]

Welcome aboard amitganotra, the saving grace is, someone "copying your code" is not as infringing as it seems.

You learned by example, from others, by viewing source, did you not?

The ideas and concepts you learned were passed down from instructors or developers that came before you, was it not?

The technologies in your offline site are not something new, but technologies we've all built our careers on (html, CSS, javascript, etc.,) are they not? It does not reveal and technology specifically developed by you or your company?

Then you should have no problem of letting go of this fear; as you have learned, anyone who learns from what you built is in effect a "pay forward."

However, your work is protected by copyright at the moment of it's creation. Attempts to "borrow" your design style, graphics, or anything unique to your project can be addressed with copyright violation.

But the "code" is not unique, it's how you've arranged it that is protected.