Compile-time string encryption

Question

I don\'t want reverse-engineers to read the plain-text of hardcoded strings in my application. The trivial solution for this is using a simple XOR-Encryption. The problem is

Answer 1

This is a late answer, but I'm sure there's a better solution.

Plese refer to the accepted answer here.

Basically, it shows how to use the ADVobfuscator lib to obfuscate strings as simple as:

#include "MetaString.h"

using namespace std;
using namespace andrivet::ADVobfuscator;

void Example()
{
    /* Example 1 */

    // here, the string is compiled in an obfuscated form, and
    // it's only deobfuscated at runtime, at the very moment of its use
    cout << OBFUSCATED("Now you see me") << endl;

    /* Example 2 */

    // here, we store the obfuscated string into an object to
    // deobfuscate whenever we need to
    auto narrator = DEF_OBFUSCATED("Tyler Durden");

    // note: although the function is named `decrypt()`, it's still deobfuscation
    cout << narrator.decrypt() << endl;
}

Answer 2

This blog provides a solution for compile time string hashing in C++. I guess the principle is the same. Unfortunately You have to create one Makro for each string length.