Chapter Five
A Tutorial on Software Obfuscation
Sebastian Banescu; Alexander Pretschner Technische Universität München, München, Germany
Abstract
Protecting a digital asset once it leaves the cyber trust boundary of its creator is a challenging security problem. The creator is an entity which can range from a single person to an entire organization. The trust boundary of an entity is represented by all the (virtual or physical) machines controlled by that entity. Digital assets range from media content to code and include items such as: music, movies, computer games, and premium software features. The business model of the creator implies sending digital assets to end-users—such that they can be consumed—in exchange for some form of compensation. ...
