Open AccessAn introduction to software obfuscation.
Author(s) -
Philip LaRoche Campbell
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/919159
Subject(s) - obfuscation , computer science , software , code (set theory) , software engineering , computer security , programming language , set (abstract data type)
Obfuscation protects software by making the code more difficult to understand. We review a collection of obfuscation techniques. We then consider what would constitute a theory of obfuscation. Several possibilities that could lead to such a theory are explored