Of course I know that, but I saw on the iPhone how the strings are encrypted 
and the only way for you to get the strings was if you used otool. Just that 
and I'll be satisfied.

On Dec 30, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Tom Davie wrote:

> Simple answer: no.
> 
> If your application can still read the strings, so can a clever person, if by 
> nothing else than sitting and patiently emulating a CPU with a piece of paper 
> and a pencil.
> 
> In order to actually secure something *you, or your recipient* have to be 
> involved in decrypting it, by knowing something secret (the key).
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Mr. Gecko <grmrge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it possible for me to encrypt the strings in my binary so hackers can't 
> easily figure out what my application has in it? Reason I'm asking is I have 
> some private keys that encodes data that I/parents don't want kids or 
> teenagers to find.
> 
> Thanks,
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