Protection of Indicator IP

[ct]

Scenario:
I have an indicator I would like to share (rent) to other traders. I have been in the software biz for 40 years and know anything can be reverse engineered even if you have to go the machine code level. You can obfuscate it but that won't stop anyone who is really determined.

Question:
Is there anything i can do to protect my IP other than sending a multicast data feed of the indicator plot data values to the users? Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

Cheers

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

Hello ct,
Thanks for your post.

To ensure that your scripts are secure from decompilation, you will want to look into an additional layer of protection by obtaining SecureTeams's Agile.NET. Once downloaded, you can select the "Protect compiled assemblies" option which adds an additional layer of protection.

Please see the following pages which outline the process of compiling an assembly and protecting it using NinjaTrader:

Protection/DLL Security: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...l_security.htm
Distribution: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...stribution.htm

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

[ct]

Josh

Thanks for the reply. Is there a way you can suppress an indicator from being used as input for another indicator? I want to prevent capture of my indicator signal (plots) and being rebroadcast or pirated.

Sorry if I seem paranoid but have been in the software business a long time and there a lot of bottom feeders out there trying to make a dollar any way they can. Legal or ethical is not in their creed.

Cheers

[koganam]

Josh

Thanks for the reply. Is there a way you can suppress an indicator from being used as input for another indicator? I want to prevent capture of my indicator signal (plots) and being rebroadcast or pirated.

Sorry if I seem paranoid but have been in the software business a long time and there a lot of bottom feeders out there trying to make a dollar any way they can. Legal or ethical is not in their creed.

Cheers

Make the class sealed?

ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dot...-class-members

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

ct,

There would be no way to accomplish this through NinjaScript. You may be able to utilize the C# concept koganam mentioned though.

[ct]

Josh

Can you load an indicator or any portion of it from a remote server/location? I change the indicator quite frequently so wouldn't mind knowing everyone is always running the latest version. Can an end user easily download and import the indicator from my server to their pc each day?

Cheers

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

ct,

NinjaTrader would not provide anything that made it possible to remotely update another users PC. The user would easily be able to import any updates that you put out through the usual import process though.