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Managing ABL Applications
Deployment Considerations : Choosing a Code Format : Unencrypted source
 

Unencrypted source

Unencrypted source is uncompiled source that users can read and edit with any standard text editor. Users with full compilation capabilities can read and modify unencrypted source. Thus, when you choose to deploy using unencrypted source, you give users unrestricted access to your application code and application database.
The following sections provide information about the requirements for using unencrypted source, and discuss some advantages and possible disadvantages to deploying unencrypted source.
* Development product requirements for unencrypted source
* User product requirements for unencrypted source
* Advantages of unencrypted source
* Possible drawbacks of unencrypted source