Publishing All Project Files in Visual Studio

Is there a security risk associated with using the option that copies "All project files" when publishing a web application into a production environment? I normally use the option "Only files needed to run this application" which does not copy the source code to the server.

I am the only person with access to the production server. There is also no issue with cluttering the production server as there isn't much on it. In fac开发者_如何转开发t I don't mind having all the source files be kept on the server together with the binaries.

Is there any security issue with this?

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If no one can get access to the production server then there is no security risk with this option. However this is a pretty big if! I can’t see any real benefit from using the All project files or All files in the source project folder options – these don’t even allow you to update the web application in place on the production server which might be useful in some situations. I would stick to the Only files needed to run this application option just to be save.