AxProtector: Next-Gen Protection for Objective-C, Swift & JavaScript

In a world where software products and digital solutions increasingly form the backbone of global businesses, the need for robust protection against unauthorized access, misuse, and reverse engineering is growing. Developers face the challenge of securing their software against theft, data leaks, and manipulation while requiring easy integration and high flexibility. With the latest version 11.60, AxProtector offers a comprehensive solution specifically designed to meet the needs of developers and businesses looking to protect their software from a wide range of threats. The range of supported programming languages has been expanded to include Objective-C and Swift, enabling even more digital products to benefit from powerful and flexible protection.

AxProtector GUI – The Intuitive User Interface

The AxProtector GUI provides a modern and intuitive user interface for CodeMeter Protection Suite, enabling efficient integration and management of software protection. The AxProtector GUI runs on the most common desktop operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, offering a consistent user experience across all platforms.

The advantage of this cross-platform support is clear: software developers can easily configure the protection of their applications, regardless of the programming language used or the target platform.

Special attention has been given to user-friendliness. The multilingual support and integrated help function ensure that developers are optimally guided through the protection process. The GUI leads users step by step through the necessary configurations, making the protection process intuitive and easy even for less experienced users.

Thanks to the new unified operating concept, developers no longer need to make complex adjustments to implement protection across different software platforms. Another advantage of the AxProtector GUI is its full modularity, allowing users to customize protection parameters to meet their specific needs.

The GUI allows for easy selection of protection modes tailored to the specific application.

The available options include:

Quick-Mode: A fast protection mode that provides basic security for the application using recommended parameters and enables straightforward licensing.
Basic Mode: Offers extended options for users who want to define more customized protection parameters.
Expert Mode: Provides full control over the protection system, including the implementation of tailored licensing models.
License-Free Protection: Ideal for securing applications without license binding, particularly useful for IP protection only.

With AxProtector 11.60, the protection portfolio has been significantly expanded. Developers now have the ability to configure JavaScript and Compile Time Protection (CTP) directly via the AxProtector GUI, greatly simplifying the protection of applications.

AxProtector for JavaScript – Security for Modern Applications

JavaScript is no longer just a language for websites; it has become a key technology for desktop and server-side applications, especially with the rise of Node.js. This evolution increases the need for robust protection of JavaScript applications. With the growing use of JavaScript in the desktop environment, the demand for security solutions that safeguard code from reverse engineering and manipulation is becoming more urgent than ever.

With the new version of the AxProtector GUI, software developers now have an easy way to protect JavaScript applications for both desktop systems and servers. Users can choose to protect either a single JavaScript file or an entire project directory. Protection is applied with just a few clicks; Quick Mode ensures fast and straightforward security, while Expert Mode is available for more complex applications and customized requirements.

In the enhanced GUI, JavaScript code protection cannot only be configured but also encrypted directly. This encryption not only prevents unauthorized access but also enables users to implement freemium licensing models or customized licensing strategies. This opens up a range of options for scaling software economically and adapting business models with greater flexibility.

AxProtector CTP – Advanced Protection for Native Applications

With AxProtector CTP, software developers gain a powerful solution to protect native applications from reverse engineering and manipulation. This protection is achieved through an innovative combination of obfuscation and control flow encryption, elevating software security to a new level.

While CTP protection is applied directly during the compile process, the AxProtector GUI now provides an intuitive way to create the necessary configuration files. A key highlight is the Obfuscation Only option, which allows developers to implement pure IP protection without licensing requirements or external dependencies (e.g., CodeMeter Protection Suite Runtime – short CPSRT). This is particularly beneficial for applications that do not require licensing but still need protection against reverse engineering.

Another valuable feature of AxProtector CTP is its full integration into the compile process, ensuring that protection is applied directly within the application‘s build process. This guarantees fast and seamless security without requiring any modifications to the source code.

Protection for Objective-C and Swift – Security for Apple Ecosystems

Objective-C

Despite the growing importance of Swift, Objective-C remains a key programming language within the Apple ecosystem. However, its dynamic structure presents certain security risks, as many metadata elements are embedded in the code due to its message-based architecture.

This provides attackers with valuable insights into the software. With AxProtector 11.60, users can now apply enhanced security measures to Objective-C applications. Specialized protection mechanisms prevent selectors and class names from being easily extracted through static analysis. By combining obfuscation and control flow encryption, the machine code is effectively safeguarded against both static and dynamic analysis.

AxProtector CTP for Objective-C applications integrates directly with the bundled Clang compiler, which supports the CTP plugin. This allows for seamless integration into existing Objective-C projects without requiring any modifications to the source code.

Swift

Swift is one of the most secure and fastest programming languages developed by Apple, offering static method resolution that enhances application security at runtime. However, Swift applications also require protection mechanisms to defend against reverse engineering and manipulation. AxProtector 11.60 provides powerful security features for Swift applications, including encryption of sensitive information (such as strings and metadata), advanced obfuscation, and control flow encryption. These protection measures ensure that even with extensive static and dynamic analysis, intellectual property remains extremely difficult to reconstruct from the machine code.

For Swift projects, a specially adapted Swift 6 compiler is provided with the integrated CTP plugin. This enables easy and fast integration of protection without requiring extensive modifications to the build system.

Compatibility with Apple CodeSigning & Hardened Runtime

A key advantage of AxProtector CTP is its full compatibility with Apple‘s CodeSigning and Hardened Runtime. This ensures that the executable code protected by AxProtector remains unchanged at runtime while being presented in a more obfuscated form with encrypted control flow, making code analysis and manipulation significantly more difficult. This provides maximum security without compromising the stability of the application.

Why CodeMeter Protection Suite?

CodeMeter Protection Suite extends protection across a wide range of software platforms, enabling developers to safeguard their applications against reverse engineering and manipulation. Whether implementing basic security measures or complex licensing models, AxProtector offers a solution tailored to the specific needs of each software developer.

By combining robust intellectual property protection with flexible licensing options, CodeMeter Protection Suite delivers an outstanding security solution. Additionally, innovative technologies like Blurry Box and CodeMoving ensure applications are secured at the highest level. Their integration with AxProtector CTP and AxProtector .NET NC (Native Core) is further simplified with the newly added support for code annotations.

Summary

With the new features of CodeMeter Protection Suite and the enhanced AxProtector 11.60, software developers gain a powerful and user-friendly solution to protect their applications from unauthorized access. The modern AxProtector GUI and comprehensive support for .NET, Python, JavaScript, Objective-C, and Swift provide developers with the flexibility to secure and optimize their applications more efficiently. AxProtector ensures that software products are not only protected against threats but also economically safeguarded, offering flexible licensing models and innovative protection technologies.