[android-developers] Obfuscating code
So I'm trying to obfuscate my code I'm using reflection to get the package name. i also plan to use proguard. i understand variables xxx and yyy will be abfuscated by proguard. android.content.pm.PackageManager xxx= (android.content.pm.PackageManager)yyy.invoke( context ); but if the code is decompiled, will the decompiler be able to assign xxx to a PackageManager variable. also packageInfo.signatures; i understand packageInfo will be modified by proguard - what about signatures property. if nothing is done about that - the user could just search for that keyword. Help appreciated - I think this is an important issue for Android developers. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [android-developers] Obfuscating code
On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:22 AM, dashman erjdri...@gmail.com wrote: but if the code is decompiled, will the decompiler be able to assign xxx to a PackageManager variable. Yes, the person reading the decompiled code will see that what you refer to as xxx is a PackageManager. The name xxx is obscured, but not its type. packageInfo.signatures; i understand packageInfo will be modified by proguard - what about signatures property. Since that class definition does not exist in your project, ProGuard cannot change it. if nothing is done about that - the user could just search for that keyword. Correct. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 4.6 Available! -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [android-developers] Obfuscating code
Mark, I think you should write a toolkit to protect Android apps. Looks like it has to be done in native code - an app along with a how-to documentation -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
