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Code obfuscation

Posted by troyt on 2006-07-06 10:46
OS: All / Any | Product: Perl Dev Kit | tags: executable obfuscation perlapp
Question: 

Will people be able to decompile the executables I've made with PerlApp?

Answer: 

PerlApp does provide some level of code obfuscation. Decompiling executables is not trivial, but it is possible.

Critical copyrighted data and algorithms should not be included in Perl code within a PerlApp. If you are concerned about keeping important parts of your code secret, you may want to consider some workarounds such as:

  • using strong encryption for critical data
  • implementing critical algorithms as XS modules that can be used by your Perl code.

Thanks for your response, it
nusoff | Mon, 2009-03-16 12:28

Thanks for your response, it actual for me.