A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#1

Post by pa7 » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 9:28 AM UTC

A technique for hiding your JavaScript code
patrick-wied.at

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#2

Post by maebert » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 10:28 AM UTC

Bonus points for not just creating an image, but hiding the code steganographically in an existing image (ie only using the LSB of each pixel to hide code)!

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#3

Post by Negitivefrags » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 10:42 AM UTC

Here is an interesting application of this idea http://www.p01.org/releases/MATRAKA/matraka.png.html

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#4

Post by Kartificial » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 10:42 AM UTC

Fun solution to a useless problem. Trying to hide your JS/HTML code is silly and pretty 1999-like.

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#5

Post by retube » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 10:57 AM UTC

But won't web developer or similar show you any generated javascript?

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#6

Post by drchiu » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 11:44 AM UTC

Kartificial wrote: post #4

Fun solution to a useless problem. Trying to hide your JS/HTML code is silly and pretty 1999-like.

There are poor web designs that are pretty 1999-like, but that doesn't stop people from doing it. To each their own.

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#7

Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 12:01 PM UTC

maebert wrote: post #2

Bonus points for not just creating an image, but hiding the code steganographically in an existing image (ie only using the LSB of each pixel to hide code)!

This might be quite effective in preventing people trying to reveal your code as part of their job. You could use some sort of obscene image to hide your code in.

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#8

Post by tagawa » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 12:12 PM UTC

I can't help but feel saddened that we learned how to code using View Source (indeed, it's a big factor in the web's success) and now we're trying to prevent others doing the same.

Also, this seems like a surprisingly naive generalisation to me: "... a first measurement for preventing evil business guys from stealing your code – developers who can figure the code out are (mostly) kind enough not to steal it."

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#9

Post by exDM69 » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 12:25 PM UTC

Sure the beef of your code is hidden in image data but since the extraction method has to be exposed in regular JavaScript code, it's kinda useless.

Re: A technique for hiding your JavaScript code

#10

Post by dlsym » Mon, Jul 30, 2012, 12:25 PM UTC

This is a really good Idea! I will implement this in my site, where I blocked the right mouse-klick so nobody can steal my images!!11