Unix Programming - c printf/variables content visible in compiled binary. How to hide

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c printf/variables content visible in compiled binary. How to hide

Benoit Lefebvre

2007-11-28, 7:34 pm

Ok.. maybe the subject is not 100% clear.

My problem is the following. I'm doing a little tool that generate a
text file.

The content of the text file is stored in a "const char *mycontent"

When I compile the program and I do "strings
compiled_program_binary".. I see the content of the "mycontent"
variable.

Is there any way to make sure it will not be visible when doing
'strings' ?

Thanks,
--Ben

dj3vande@csclub.uwaterloo.ca.invalid

2007-11-28, 7:34 pm

In article <dde51c0f-1f9d-46e2-b7e4-0612c96db31e@y5g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Benoit Lefebvre <benoit.lefebvre@gmail.com> wrote:
>Ok.. maybe the subject is not 100% clear.
>
>My problem is the following. I'm doing a little tool that generate a
>text file.
>
>The content of the text file is stored in a "const char *mycontent"
>
>When I compile the program and I do "strings
>compiled_program_binary".. I see the content of the "mycontent"
>variable.
>
>Is there any way to make sure it will not be visible when doing
>'strings' ?

ROT13 it?
Who are you trying to hide it from, and why?

dave