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Obfuscation is not security – AI can deobfuscate any minified JavaScript code

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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.

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