obfuscation

Code protection and code weaving in .net

Hi! I tried to use code protection (code is encrypted and can't be reflected) made by clisecure with postsharp but secured dlls won't compile when post sharp is used in solution. I use just PostSharp.Laos and PostSharp.Public Have You ever tried such combination? Did you manage to make it work. If so please tell what obfuscation tool an...

XML Password Obfuscation

Is there a way to obfuscate part of an XML attribute? I want to encrypt the user= and password= part of the following xml attribute so no one looking at the file can see the password. Is there any way to do that using Java DOM? <connectionString="Data Source=Winserver\sqlexpress;Initial Catalog=haven;Integrated Security=false;user=adm...

Is Java Code obfuscation actually effective vs decompilers?

I am curious enough to considering not evening writing certain code in Java because of how easy it is to decompile. Is there a way that I can write in Java and not have to worry about decompilers? I understand anything can be reversed engineered given enough time, so what I am asking is: are Java class obfuscators effective enough to det...

Obfuscate database table names

We're about to undergo a project where we'll be handling highly sensitive data. Apart from encrypting the data I was thinking about obfuscating the table names. So tEmployees would become t58633B7A for example. Would this be a useful to add? after all it's about building layers of security/prevention. P.S. We'll map the obfuscated tabl...

Obfuscating 'C' Language based binaries to avoid decompilation

Is there some way to obfuscate 'C' language based executables or libraries to prevent decompilaton? ...

Making an obfuscated exe Primary Output of a WinForm Setup project

Hi. I'm using DotFuscator to obfuscate my source code. How do I make the obfuscated file, which lives in a separate directory, the primary output of my Setup project? If I overwrite file in obj and release folders with obfuscated file, it just gets overwritten my I recompile Setup project. Thanks. Charlie ...

How to protect my code

Possible Duplicates: Securing a .NET Application Protect .NET code from reverse engineering? I am creating a c# application and i want to hide the code of that c# application. When i use reflector for my application exe / dll it, shows all the code of that dll / exe. I want to hide the code of tha...

Is .NET code obfuscation really worth it?

From what I've read, code obfuscation isn't really that hard to "crack", and it will only delay the inevitable. In that case, what is it's purpose? If someone really wants to steal your source they can. If someone needs to view your source code for harmless/helpful purposes they can't. You probably shouldn't be storing anything sen...

How does this obfuscated Perl code work?

How does this code work at all? #!/usr/bin/perl $i=4;$|=@f=map{("!"x$i++)."K$_^\x{0e}"} "BQI!\\","BQI\\","BQI","BQ","B","";push @f,reverse@f[1..5];@f=map{join"",undef, map{chr(ord()-1)}split""}@f;{;$f=shift@ f;print$f;push@f,$f;select undef,undef, undef,.25;redo;last;exit;print or die;} ...

Securing username/password embedded in Java Desktop App

My Java desktop application includes a component for communicating with a web service. We therefore need to include the access details for it within the application, but do not want it to be easily accessible in the event that the code is decompiled (we will be obfuscating). What techniques can we use to secure these details? ...

change extension obfuscate XML file contents

I have SlideShowPro, a Flash photo app that loads an XML file with the paths to the images. Now I don't want people to go sniff in the XML file to get to the images. I tried changing the file images.xml to spacer.gif and it seems to work fine. But I would like to know if I would run into any problems changing the extension. btw already...

Reflector: Does the comment in this code mean the whole thing is obfuscated?

So in the code below you'll notice the comment "// This item is obfuscated and can not be translated." What I'm wondering is does that mean that the comment is there in place of some obfuscated code and what follows is not actually obfuscated or does it mean "the following code is obfuscated"? From what I can find on the web it sounds ...

How best to encrypt/decrypt SQL Server data to prevent even developers from seeing it?

Here's an interesting problem, and I'm looking for a pattern that will keep it all workable. I am building a smart-client app for a school system. It will contain information about students including their report cards, sick days, and so forth. it will generate student-level reports, including their report cards, each rich with very p...

Injection with google guice does not work anymore after obfuscation with proguard

Has anyone ever tried to combine the use of google guice with obfuscation (in particular proguard)? The obfuscated version of my code does not work with google guice as guice complains about missing type parameters. This information seems to be erased by the transformation step that proguard does, even when the relevant classes are exclu...

How to decipher this code?

$o="QAAAOzh3b3cnYGJzWG9iZmNidQAgLy48Jzg5Cg0KDQGjbmlka3IAAGNiJy9TQkpXS0ZTQldGU08ABScpJyAoYGZra2J1fikEACADXIQABPFhaGhzBPU="; eval(base64_decode("JGxsbD0wO2V2YWwoYmFzZTY0X2RlY29kZSgiSkd4c2JHeHNiR3hzYkd4c1BTZGlZWE5sTmpSZlpHVmpiMlJsSnpzPSIpKTskbGw9MDtldmFsKCRsbGxsbGxsbGxsbCgiSkd4c2JHeHNiR3hzYkd3OUoyOXlaQ2M3IikpOyRsbGxsPTA7JGxsbGxsPTM7ZXZhbCg...

Obfuscator & Tech Support

We are thinking about obfuscating some code before releasing it to customers. We are wondering about the impact it will that have on tech support. Can customers provide us with meaningful stack traces or will they be obfuscated too? I look forward to hearing about your experience. Thanks in advance. ...

.NET Reactor - How to Protect 64-bit Assemblies

I have build 64-bit (x64) versions of some assemblies and am trying to obfuscate them with .NET Reactor, which claims to have 64-bit support. However, even if I disable all protection and locking options .NET Reactor is always producing 32-bit assemblies! Does anyone know how to get .NET Reactor to produce 64-bit assemblies? ...

How to obfuscate web app before publishing?

I have a Visual Studio 2008 solution with number of DLLs and web application uses them as a main project. It's a commercial banking and accounting software (thin client) and I don't want a client getting access to the source in circumvention of mine. I want to obfuscate all resulting assemblies before publishing them onto a web server v...

Any experience with CryptoObfuscator or CryptoLicensing?

Hi, I'm on the market for a good (and cheap) .Net obfuscator. I'm developing a .Net windows forms application. I evaluated IntelliLock and SmartAssebly so far. I quit the first on lack of support (I sent two emails with no response, no support site, etc). SmartAssebly looks pretty good but is too rich for my blood. Has anyone used C...

Obfuscating a Magento module

I've been asked to protect a Magento module through obfuscation. I never used PHP obfuscation packages but I know how they work and I forsee some issues in obfuscating a module that is very string and xml dependant: /etc/config.xml registers harcoded class names and paths auto-loading is heavily used and paths are important I cannot im...