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Pham Hoan
Pham Hoan

Reputation: 2127

Protect source code from hijacking iOS

Recently, I just saw my co-worker, who is an android developer, de-compiled an APK file and read all the source code. After some google search, I found it is possible to do it with an IPA file too.

How can I protect my app from reverse engineering? Also, I stored my SQLite file in the Document folder. Where can I store it or how can I secure it?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2408

Answers (1)

Oscar Apeland
Oscar Apeland

Reputation: 6662

As computerfreaker pointed out, you can't be immune. But, you can follow raywenderlichs' http://www.raywenderlich.com/45645/ios-app-security-analysis-part-1 and 2, to make it harder for 'hackers' to get into your app. It's a really good read if you have half an hour to spare, as it tells you how people can get into your app, so you know what you're up against.

Spoiler: The conclusion in the article is that you can't be safe, no matter what you do. All you can do is to make it harder and hope that hackers bully someone else.

Upvotes: 1

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