How to encrypt a .class java file inside a jar

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we are giving a jar file to run on the client machine. using decrypt tool anybody can see the code inside the class file. i want to encrypt the .class file so, nobody can use my code.

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Proguard, java cryptography architecture

Posted 7-Jun-16 20:38pm

LazyCoding

Updated 8-Jun-16 10:58am

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CPallini · Answer 1 · 2016-06-07T21:09:00

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Probably you should obfuscate your byte code, instead. See, for instance: obfuscation - Do you obfuscate your commercial Java code? - Stack Overflow[^].

Posted 7-Jun-16 21:09pm

CPallini

Patrice T · Answer 2 · 2016-06-08T10:58:00

Since ultimately, the JVM will have to read your file, you can't encrypt it.
But you can obfuscate the file as CPallini suggested in Solution 1 (How to encrypt a .class java file inside a jar[^]).
Obfuscating is a set of techniques that make reading the file difficult.
But there is also tools that beautify an obfuscated file and make it easier to read.
Free Javascript Obfuscator - Protects JavaScript code from stealing and shrinks size[^]
Javascript Obfuscate and Encoder[^]
Online JavaScript beautifier[^]
Javascript Beautifier and Formatter Online[^]

Chances are that commercial tools will be tougher than free ones.

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