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Re: how to hack my own apps
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Re: how to hack my own apps


  • Subject: Re: how to hack my own apps
  • From: Jens Alfke <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 10:20:07 -0700


On 6 Apr '08, at 8:18 AM, alex wrote:

Just to add to this discussion- in _most_ cases ANY piece of code that is loaded into RAM can be _easily_ reversed. I think there are like two exceptions to that!

O'Reilly's "Secure Programming Cookbook" has a chapter on making code resistant to cracking, both through obfuscation and deterring the use of debuggers. I think Ferguson & Schneier's "Practical Crypography" talks a bit about this too, at a higher level.


But in general there is no way to prevent your code from being reversed or cracked by a dedicated hacker. The harder you try, the more it just becomes an enticing challenge to them.

As the saying goes, "Locks are only there to keep honest people out."

—Jens

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