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Software Protection and Its LimitsOn a device the attacker controls, every check can be observed, hooked or patched. Obfuscation hides structure and constants until run time; anti-debugging and anti-tamper detect analysis and modification; guard networks make checks protect each other. Each is defeated by observing the program when it must reveal behaviour or by changing the code that checks. Their value is economic: higher cost per attack, detection at scale and time between releases. Security decisions and secrets belong on the server, backed by attestation and authorisation, so removing client protections gains an attacker nothing important.
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