Reusing Proprietary Wireless Sockets Without Wireless Hacking

Remote control PCB next to its shell, with a breadboarded analog switch connected to the remote's onboard microcontroller, soldered to the pins responsible for button reading

Bending various proprietary devices to our will is a hacker’s rite of passage. When it comes to proprietary wall sockets, we’d often reverse-engineer and emulate their protocol – but you …read more Continue reading Reusing Proprietary Wireless Sockets Without Wireless Hacking

In view of open source code which is open to all, is code obfuscation still sufficient or even relevant? [closed]

Many today use code obfuscation as a way to make it harder for the bad people to reverse engineer their code. However, in view of open source software which is open to all, is code obfuscation still sufficient to deter reverse engineering … Continue reading In view of open source code which is open to all, is code obfuscation still sufficient or even relevant? [closed]

Does code obfuscation serve any purpose for or have a place in Open Source software projects? [closed]

Many today use code obfuscation as a way to make it harder for the bad people to reverse engineer their code. However, does code obfuscation have any applicability to or have a place in Open Source software?

Continue reading Does code obfuscation serve any purpose for or have a place in Open Source software projects? [closed]