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SOURCEdefender

AES 256-bit Encryption protecting Python source code

SOURCEdefender is the easiest way to obfuscate Python code using AES-256 encryption. Used by clients worldwide, it is the most cost effective solution to help secure your Intellectual Property. There is no impact on the performance of your running application as the decryption process takes place during the import of your module. This means encrypted code won't run any slower once loaded from a .pye file compared to loading from a .py or .pyc file.

Features

No recurring costs to distribute encrypted code!
No end user / device license required
Symmetric AES 256-bit encryption
Set your own password & salt for encryption
Set an expiration time on encrypted code
Encrypted code will load on ANY supported target system
Bundle encrypted files or folders into a single executable binary using PyInstaller

Supported Systems

We support the following Operating System & Architecture combinations in and hook directly into the import process so there are no cross platform compatibility issues. Each system, identified by Activation will need a license to create encrypted code. The licence is fixed to the system that it is activated on for the duration of the current billing period. Please ensure you are using v11.0.4 otherwise some of the newer Python versions may not be supported.
CPU Architecture Operating System Python Architecture Python Versions
AMD64 Windows 32-bit 3.7 - 3.12
AMD64 Windows 32-bit 3.7 - 3.12
X86_64 Linux 64-bit 3.7 - 3.12
X86_64 macOS 64-bit 3.7 - 3.12
ARM64 macOS 64-bit 3.9 - 3.12
AARCH64 Linux 64-bit 3.7 - 3.12

Download

TLDR : pip install sourcedefender

We are proud to be in the Top 3% of packages on PyPi when ordered by downloads. We have worked hard to ensure the installation of our package is as straight forward as possible. Anyone who is used to using pip will not find this difficult. Simply run the install command above and you'll be good to go. Installation is just like installing any other Python package.

Documentation

For more information on the v11.0.4 release, you can take a look on PyPi .

Price Plans

Distribution of encrypted code will always be free!

You only need to license systems that create encrypted code.

Pay As You Go

£4.99

per development system, per week

Email Support
Yes

Active Billing
Yes

Payment Options
Credit Card

Payment Frequency
Weekly

Business

£9.99

per development system, per month

Email Support
Yes

Active Billing
Yes

Payment Options
Credit Card

Payment Frequency
Monthly

Professional

£99.99

per development system, per year

Email Support
Yes

Active Billing
Yes

Payment Options
Credit Card

Payment Frequency
Yearly

Best Value!

Enterprise

£999.99

per year, unlimited usage

Email Support
Yes

Active Billing
Yes

Payment Options
Credit Card, Bank Transfer

Payment Frequency
Yearly

A customers server would not need a license to run any code you encrypt for them. An example of system that would need a license would be a developers computer, a virtual machine that is part of your CI/CD pipeline.

Frequently Asked Questions

Active Billing

We appreciate that you may not need to encrypt code on a regular basis, so we have introduced Active Billing . At the end of your billing period we automatically pause your subscription and only activate it the next time you need to encrypt code.

Docker compatibility

The running of encrypted code inside a docker container is supported, and encrypting code is also supported. However, when you start a Docker Container the Container ID changes and this would mean that when you activate your licence, you would get charged for each instance launched. This could get expensive if not carefully managed. If you are on the Enterprise Plan, then you have nothing to worry about as your costs are fixed.

Billing Period

Our default billing period starts when you activate your first system and lasts for the duration of your Plan. Your systems subscription will automatically cancel at the end of this billing period and reactivated on the next use.

Activation

An activation takes place when a developer installs the sourcedefender package (via 'pip install sourcedefender') on a system and then runs the "sourcedefender activate --token" command with your unique token.

Activation Token

This activation token is unique to your account. If you wish to get a new token, click on the Refresh Token button. Any system that was previously activated will continue to work.

Automatic Renewal & Cancellation

We will never automatically renew your subscription at the end of the billing period. Should you attempt to encrypt files after your current subscription has ended then it will be reactivated and your payment method will be charged accordingly. Any encrypted code you have deployed will continue to run even after you end your subscription.

Refunds & Transfers

We are unable to offer refunds on our subscriptions or transfer it to a new host. Our software is activated on your system automatically at the time of purchase and is set to expire and the end of your billing period. Once the license is activated on your system we have no way of disabling it early.