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In the process of mobile application development, APP reinforcement technology plays a very important role. APP hardening is to obfuscate and encrypt the apk file to prevent others from decompiling and obtaining our source code and resource files. There are currently three mainstream APP reinforcement companies on the market, namely Bangbang reinforcement, 360 reinforcement and ipagurd reinforcement. This article will introduce the concept of APP reinforcement, reinforcement solutions and comparisons, and discuss the application of APP reinforcement in actual development.
The concept of APP reinforcement
APP hardening refers to strengthening the apk through some hardening technologies, thereby improving the security of the apk and preventing it from being decompiled and cracked. Generally speaking, the general principle of APP reinforcement is: first translate java syntax into c/c++ code, and then compile the c/c++ code into a .so library. In this way, even if someone else decompiles and obtains the so library, it is difficult to directly restore the java code, thus protecting the security of our code.
APP reinforcement solution
There are currently three mainstream APP reinforcement companies on the market, namely Bangbang reinforcement, 360 reinforcement and ipagurd reinforcement. Their general process is as follows:
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Register an account: First, we need to go to the corresponding website to register an account;
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Upload APK: Then, upload the signed APK to the website and wait for the reinforcement to be completed;
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Download APK: Finally, after the hardening is completed, download the hardened apk file. Note that since hardening the apk will change the apk file, you need to re-sign the apk after downloading.
The reinforcement solutions of these three companies have their own characteristics. Bangbang reinforcement and 360 reinforcement will hide application packages and classes, while ipaguard reinforcement does not require iOS app source code and directly obfuscates and encrypts ipa files. Moreover, ipaguard reinforcement can obfuscate and protect the code, code library, resource files, etc. of iOS ipa files. Therefore, in terms of reinforcement effect, the ipaguard reinforcement solution may be better.
Application of APP reinforcement in actual development
In the actual development process, APP reinforcement technology is very important. Through APP reinforcement, we can effectively prevent others from decompiling our code and obtaining our resource files, thereby protecting our intellectual property and commercial interests. At the same time, APP reinforcement can also improve the security of the application and prevent it from being attacked by hackers and malicious use.
In specific application scenarios, we can use third-party reinforcement tools or write our own reinforcement code. However, whether we use third-party tools or write our own hardening code, we need to pay attention to the following points:
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Hardening is not absolutely safe and can only improve the security of the application;
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Hardening will have a certain impact on application performance;
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Hardening cannot completely prevent decompilation, it can only increase the difficulty of decompilation;
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The hardened application still needs to be tested to ensure it functions properly.
Summarize
APP reinforcement technology is a very important part of mobile application development. Through APP reinforcement, we can effectively prevent others from decompiling our code and obtaining our resource files, thereby protecting our intellectual property and commercial interests. The mainstream APP reinforcement companies on the market include Bangbang reinforcement, 360 reinforcement and ipagurd reinforcement. Their reinforcement solutions have their own characteristics. In specific applications, we need to pay attention to issues such as the effect of reinforcement, performance impact, decompilation difficulty and testing.