
doi: 10.2172/919159
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.
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97, Computer Codes, And Information Science, Computing, Security Computer Software-Testing, Programming, Software Engineering, 99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Source Code (Computer Science)-Management, Computer Software-Testing
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