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Article #8219Re: What is the best commercial grade Java Obfuscator?
From: Ken Warner
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 15:50
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 15:50
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Thanks Valentino. I will look at ZKM. Valentino Kyriakides wrote: > Well, that is a difficult question and depends on what counts most for you. > For example I've tested some 12 obfuscators and most of them did a poor job > in obfuscation quality, especially when they came across to obfuscate some > of my JB OpenTools. Some have an easy to use GUI but are lacking sort of a > powerfull scripting language to automate things. Also most of them don't > have or offer an API, so you can't integrate them well into JB. - The only > one so far I didn't really tested is "4th pass SourceGuard", since I knew > that it is by far too expensive for me. So I can't say anything about this > one. > > I finally found Zelix KlassMaster (ZKM) to be my obfuscator of choice, since > it offers the best obfuscation quality I've seen so far and it also has a > very powerfull scripting language and API build in. Also Zelix has an > outstanding support and the guys there are really helpfull! - Best of all, > their product is payable, even for stand alone fighters like me :-). - I've > obfuscated my JavadocWizard first always with Retroguard, but then I > realized that Retroguard doesn't obfuscate very well and it would be too > easy for someone to reengineer even the Retroguard obfuscated code from my > OT. - Then I tried Zelix KlassMaster and now I myself wouldn't be able to > reengineer anything from the obfuscated code, even I know the sources and > insight. - It's an enormous difference! > > But don't take my words for this, take a look at http://www.zelix.com there > you can get a demo version for your own tryouts. Also take a look at > CodeCentral, there I've placed a little JB integration wizard for Zelix > KlassMaster (ZKM), so that you can use ZKM from inside your JB projects. > > Greetings Valentino > > "Ken Warner" <kwarner@cts.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:3AD648B5.73314DE5@cts.com... > > Hi, > > > > I really need a good Java Obfuscator to protect the > > source to my applet that is widely used. > > > > I know about JProof. What other Obfuscators are > > commercial grade? > > -- > > Ken Warner > > > > -- Ken Warner
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