Obfuscate code

[ExcellentGuy]

Is it possible to obfuscate the source code. If this can be done please tell me how to do it. Are there any tools to accomplish this?

Regards

[FAT64]

Why don't you simply deny them access?

[ExcellentGuy]

but how do prevent users from extracting the source code?

[ripken204]

source code for what type of programming? many languages have converters now which really sucks for developers.

Edited November 5, 2007 by ripken204

[ExcellentGuy]

for languages like C/C++, Java, C#, Pascal, PHP, ASP, JSP, VB, VB.NET, VBScript, JavaScript & HTML

[Yzöwl]

I'm all for helping out but I'm not really interested in doing simple web searches for other people. Had the question been less generic then I'd have been a little more tempted.

If you are thinking about taking on a project but this is the deciding factor in determining programming language then I'd say you're going about the project in the wrong way.

[cluberti]

not only that, but eventually your program has to run - and anyone can debug it and disassemble / reverse engineer it in a debugger. There's not much you can do about that either.

[Siginet]

not only that, but eventually your program has to run - and anyone can debug it and disassemble / reverse engineer it in a debugger. There's not much you can do about that either.

That is true... but that doesn't mean he shouldn't obfuscate it. Obfuscation will keep most people away. The bad thing about obfuscation is it will more than likley make your code larger which makes your files larger. It also can slow your program down a little.

I know Autoit3 is not in your list... but it has a decent obfuscator.

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...p;hl=obfuscator