Post #2691585
2025-12-06 08:56 UTC
@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social @plumeros@swiss.social @globcoco@mamot.fr @Uddelhexe@mastodon.online the compiled output of proprietary code is often obfuscated to prevent reverse engineering. E.g. Adobe binaries are intentionally obfuscated. Saying closed source code can still be reviewed drastically misrepresents the difference in difficulty.
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@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social 2025-12-06 09:06
@hyc@mastodon.social @plumeros@swiss.social @globcoco@mamot.fr @Uddelhexe@mastodon.online The topic isn't obfuscated code but rather iOS compared to AOSP including the Linux kernel. iOS doesn't obfuscate the OS code and a large amount of public external research has been done on iOS. The overall system is closed source and the parts which are semi-open-source have the code released very late, but understanding the compiled code is hardly starting from scratch. You're responding as if this thread is about dealing with highly obfuscated software.