Code Obfuscation: A Comprehensive Guide Against Reverse-Engineering Attempts

Code obfuscation is the modification of executable code so that it is not available for comprehension, interpretation, and execution. The source code itself is obfuscated, so that it becomes unintelligible and impossible for a third party to understand it, leave alone execute it. Code obfuscation does not impact the application’s interface meant for the end-user or the intended output of the code. It is just a precautionary way to render the code unusable for a potential hacker, who may lay their hands over the executable code of an application.