Hi all,

On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 19:54:30 +1200
Kent Fredric <kentfred...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > On 7/6/19 11:21 PM, Eko Budiharto wrote:  
> > > it is a web application but it is on premise. The user is not honest.
> > > That's why I am trying to find a way to protect the source code like
> > > in java we can compile into java class and still can be run.  
> 
> That's a false sense of securtiy. A sufficiently "dishonest" person
> can decompile your class files back into source.
> 
> It may not be the original source, comments may be lost, function
> names and variables may become nonsensical, ( but this last part
> typically requires additional obfuscation beyond the standard java
> compiler )
> 
> But the logic, the interface, and all the metadata required to make
> backtraces remotely comprehensible, is all still there for anyone who
> wants to look.
> 

In addition see these FAQ replies:

*
https://perl-begin.org/FAQs/freenode-perl/#How_can_I_compile_my_code_to_obscure_.2F_obfuscate_the_source.3F

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https://github.com/shlomif/Freenode-programming-channel-FAQ/blob/master/FAQ_with_ToC__generated.md#how-do-i-hideobscureencrypt-my-source-code-to-prevent-end-users-from-learning-how-it-works

This question is very old...


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