Software Watermarking
A Survey of Software Watermarking by Code Re-Ordering
We survey the proposed software watermarking algorithms based on code re-ordering. This family of static watermarks use semantics-preserving transformations to encode a watermark in a permutation of the existing code. We describe the existing techniques and highlight the short-comings of these algorithms, namely that they are highly susceptible to semantics preserving transformations attacks.
MPhil Transfer Report
Decompilation of Java bytecode is the act of transforming Java bytecode to Java source code. Although easier than that of decompilation of machine code, problems still arise in Java bytecode decompilation. These include type inference of local variables and exception-handling.
A Survey of Software Watermarking by Register Allocation (for Java Bytecode)
In this paper, we examine register allocation based software watermarking algorithms; these algorithms are constraint-based static software watermarking techniques. Figure 1 shows the evolution of this family of algorithms on which we report previous findings, describe some recent additions (including a correction to a published algorithm) and conclude by suggesting a direction for future work.
Types of Software Watermark
Software watermarks can be broadly divided into two categories: static and dynamic. The former embeds the watermark in the data and/or code of the program, while the latter embeds the watermark in a data structure built at runtime.
The Evolution of Software Watermarking
Software watermarking involves embedding a unique identifier into software in order to prove ownership, in a similar way to that of multimedia watermarking. The graph below shows the evolution of software watermarking from the first patents to the latest academic research in the area. The nodes are titles of patents, research papers, or books. Edges of the graph indicate that the items are in some way related, for example one item might build on a previous item, use similar ideas, or discuss a previous idea.
End of Year Review 2010 - Java Attacks & Defenses
Decompilation is a problem for the software industry, with the global revenue loss due to software piracy estimated to be more than $50 billion in 2008. There are several Java decompilers available but none are 100% effective, and many are obsolete/unmaintained.
We found Java Decompiler, JODE and Dava to be good Java decompilers but not perfect. Dava is particularily suited to aribtrary bytecode, while others are suited to javac generated bytecode.
An Evaluation of Static Java Bytecode Watermarks
The rise in the use of the Internet and bytecode languages such as Java bytecode and Microsoft's Common Intermediate Language have made copying, decompiling and disassembling software easier. The global revenue loss due to software piracy was estimated to be more than $50 billion in 2008. Watermarking is a technique which attempts to protect software by inserting copyright notices or unique indentifiers into software to prove ownership.
Pages
