adamyaxley/Obfuscate

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A header-only C++14 library that obfuscates string literals at compile time using constexpr XOR encryption with a random 64-bit key, preventing plain-text strings from appearing in compiled binaries. Strings are wrapped with the AY_OBFUSCATE macro and decrypted at runtime.

Use cases

• hide string literals in compiled binaries
• prevent strings utility from revealing embedded text
• obfuscate strings in a C++ project
• protect against casual binary string analysis
• embed encrypted strings in C++14 code

When to choose

• you need guaranteed compile-time string encryption in C++
• you want a single header with zero dependencies
• you need strings implicitly convertible to char* for easy integration

When to avoid

• you need strong security against determined attackers - the author explicitly warns this is not for protecting secrets
• your project doesn't support C++14 or newer
• you need runtime-configurable encryption rather than compile-time obfuscation

Facets

library · maturity stable

security cryptography developer-tools security developer-tools cross-platform cpp cross-platform windows string-obfuscation header-only compile-time xor-cipher cpp14 anti-reverse-engineering string-literals linux macos

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