Problem in securing object program

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Sir,I have builded a source program to object program by using an open source IDE and my program with .exe extension has been created successfully.But when I edited that .exe file with a free source code editor(notepad++) I can able to see all my statements in the object program which has been entered in the printf function in my source program.This makes my object program an easy prey for knowing and guessing what I have done.This reduces the security of my program.Is there any way to solve it.If any kindly please help me.

Posted 7-Oct-15 18:59pm

VISWESWARAN1998

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Andreas Gieriet · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-07T19:49:00

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Your program can always be reverse-engineered, no matter if you have the plain text strings in your program or if you try to be "smart" and encode these texts somehow.
Depending on your real requirements in a productive environment, you may add various levels of protection to avoid anyone to access your program at all. Most of them are organizational means like only authorized personnel having access to the computers where your program is running, etc.
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Andi

Posted 7-Oct-15 19:49pm

Andreas Gieriet

Updated 7-Oct-15 19:50pm

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[no name] 8-Oct-15 3:58am

Sir,if there is no way for securing my software from the hands of reverse engineers then what should I do to increase the security so that I can at-least safeguard my software from the hands of novice hackers and so I can market the software worldwide.And what should I do to encode the texts present in the printf functions.Kindly please help me sir.Thank you in advance.

Andreas Gieriet 8-Oct-15 5:07am

How paranoid are you? I.e. it's not meant as a personal offense, but as "what do you need to protect"?
If you have such a sensitive application, then you need to do a proper risk analysis and if you lack the technical possibilities yourself hire a contractor who consults you in doing the right mitigations.
Regards
Andi

[no name] 8-Oct-15 6:17am

Sir I have a less experience in programming(at present not more than a year) so I have just asked the question to clarify is the any way/code/software for such protections.Sorry if any wrong in it.

Andreas Gieriet 8-Oct-15 6:53am

There is nothing wrong. It's just to put the thing into the right relation.
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Andi