Obfuscation is not security – AI can deobfuscate any minified JavaScript code
Summary
The article argues that minification is not security and that AI can reverse-engineer minified JavaScript to reveal prompts, environment variables, and endpoints. It uses Claude Code's source-map leak to illustrate deobfuscation capabilities and discusses AfterPack's approach to irreversible transforms for protecting client-side code. It highlights broader implications for SMBs and software security practices.