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Protect An Assembly
Follow these five steps to configure protection and prepare the protected output for testing.
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1. Open a project
Open a new or saved .NET Reactor project.
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2. Select your assemblies
On the Files page, select your assemblies and configure basic protection.
Choose Library or Application to match the main assembly you want to protect.
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3. Configure protection
On the Settings page, configure the protection options for your assembly.
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4. Protect the assembly
Click Protect on the Tasks Panel.
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5. Prepare and test the output
The protected output is saved to the indicated subdirectory. You can test it there or copy it to a separate test directory.
Include the dependent files
Copy or move all required dependent files to the destination directory so that your assembly can run there.
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Next steps
Test a protected library or continue with Lock An Assembly to explore licensing.