A Framework to Quantify the Quality of Source Code Obfuscation

Malicious reverse engineering of software has served as a valuable technique for attackers to infringe upon and steal intellectual property. We can employ obfuscation techniques to protect against such attackers as useful tools to safeguard software. Applying obfuscation techniques to source code ca...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Hongjoo Jin, Jiwon Lee, Sumin Yang, Kijoong Kim, Dong Hoon Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Subjects:	source code obfuscation obfuscation measure quantifying obfuscation quality
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/12/5056

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