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Can clients see JavaScript code?
Longer answer: You cannot hide it at all. It runs on the client and it cannot be compiled to machine code.
How do I make a JavaScript file unreadable?
Javascript Obfuscator converts the JavaScript source code into obfuscated and completely unreadable form, preventing it from analysing and theft. It’s a 100\% safe JavaScript minifier and the best JavaScript compressor. It’s free online !
How do I protect JavaScript files?
You can place either JavaScript or CSS files in your secured server and read those files using JavaScript obfuscated code to prevent the unnecessary access. Remove all your CSS and JavaScript files from the solution which needs security and place those files in the secured server.
Is client side JavaScript safe?
Client side data is always unsafe. That being said, you can make it safe by parsing it (pun not intended) to ensure anything potentially dangerous is stripped out before running it. The safety in this system then, is dependent on how well you write your code.
As other have said, there is no way to protect javascript intended to run in a browser from a determined viewer. If the browser can run it, then any determined person can view/run it also.
How do you Unfuscate a code?
Press F12 to open Developer Tools inside Chrome. Now switch to the Scripts tab, right-click and choose De-obfuscate source. That’s it!
Can JavaScript be protected?
Good question with a simple answer: you can’t! Javascript is a client-side programming language, therefore it works on the client’s machine, so you can’t actually hide anything from the client.
Can you edit client side JavaScript?
You can’t modify the js file on client side. However, if you just want to add some code, you can use userscript. but if the js is not remote, use AJAX to read the file contents, then change what you need then use the DOM to create the script tag and use .