Should se send PDB files along with EXE/DLL's

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Dan

Are these very sensitive? Can anybody read these files.
We want to keep our source code safe.

Thanks, Dan
 
The answer is no you should not deploy the pdb files along with your
executables
as these files contain debug info see :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241903.aspx
We want to keep our source code safe.
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Well that is hard with a .Net app as anyone can decompile your application
pretty easy unless you use some form of obfuscation but even then it is not
100% safe .

Want to know how safe your code is ? wel a start would be to unleash .Net
reflector on your assemblies ( this tool is still free of charge
downloadable from the redgate website , and is superb in its kind )

HTH

Michel Posseth
 
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