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Hopes, Fears, and Software Obfuscation.

The article discusses the different aspects and applications of software obfuscation. Topics covered include the fundamental definition and potential applications of obfuscating compilers, the different features of indistinguisability obfuscators, and details relating to the structures and functions...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 88 - 97
Main Author: BARAK, BOAZ
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2016
Subjects:
Computer software
Compilers (Computer programs)
Data encryption
Computer science
Computer security
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