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Re: Encrypting Binary Strings
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Re: Encrypting Binary Strings


  • Subject: Re: Encrypting Binary Strings
  • From: Gleb Dolgich <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:52:51 +0000

On 30 Dec 2009, at 17:17, Mr. Gecko wrote:

> Is it possible for me to encrypt the strings in my binary so hackers can't easily figure out what my application has in it? Reason I'm asking is I have some private keys that encodes data that I/parents don't want kids or teenagers to find.

I'm sure it is possible to obfuscate the strings, but security by obscurity never works, and if you are distributing a private key inside your app for encryption, you are doing it wrong IMHO.

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Gleb Dolgich
http://pixelespressoapps.com

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