Q: If I encrypt my .class files and use a custom classloader to load and decrypt them on the fly, will this prevent decompilation? A: The problem of preventing Java byte-code decompilation is almost ...

Java famously runs on billions of devices, including workstations, desktops, tablets, supercomputers, and jewelry. Yes, jewelry. Look it up. [Michael] realized Java doesn’t run on Commodore 64s, ...

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are these two equivalent? How do I convert a byte[] to char[] in java? Or better put use a char[] in place of a byte[]. I am using String.toBytes("UTF-8") to convert a string to byte array. I was told ...

Nobody was ever fired for writing insecure code. My slightly reworked version of the popular adage, “Nobody was ever fired for buying IBM,” while not exactly true is accurate enough to be alarming.

Here's my problem: I need to scan through the byte array returned by decrypting a .pdf and replace some hard-coded values in the file before sending it along to a servlet response.<BR><BR>In Perl this ...

A few years ago, [Mike]’s friend gave him an old Sega Genesis with the very cool and somewhat rare SegaCD drive attached. The SegaCD gave him an idea – while it’s not easy to burn a cartridge and play ...