Code obfuscators can always be reversed if the user(s) are determined enough to de-obfuscate
This is as true of obfuscated code as it is of compiled programs. While you make it more difficult to reverse-engineer the program, the information is still all there. This might only be changed if some cryptographic techniques become available, allowing to run an application in an untrusted environment without leaking information on the algorithm (I am not able to find relevant links at the moment, but it's an active field of research).

Since you mention Acme::Bleach and Acme::Buckaroo, I'd like to point out that they have no use as obfuscators for commercial source-hiding purposes, since during execution the program is reverted to its original form (comments and all) and then evaluated.

Cheers

Antonio

The stupider the astronaut, the easier it is to win the trip to Vega - A. Tucket

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re: An obfuscation script, and a question by abell
in thread An obfuscation script, and a question by Anonymous Monk

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