Code Obfuscation Security
The cluster discusses code obfuscation techniques, their effectiveness as a security measure, and debates whether 'security by obfuscation' is viable or merely theater.
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Obfuscation isn't security etc etc
Code obfuscation is sometime important.
It's like someone's run code through an obfuscator before committing.
Ah, code obfuscation is a classic.
Security by obfuscation doesn’t work.
Security by obfuscation... That's not a good sign.
Wasn't talking about code obfuscation :)
Did you intentionally obfuscate your code?
It can definitely be obfuscated as well as minified.
Why? I believe you have more sophisticated ways of obfuscating code. Those tricks seem to be easy to reverse.