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Yes, it'd be trivial. In fact, this has pretty much happened with every single IM protocol at some point that was subject to reverse-engineering efforts. Here's
by niftich 10y ago
Yes, it'd be trivial. In fact, this has pretty much happened with every single IM protocol at some point that was subject to reverse-engineering efforts. Here's some history from the early 2000s [1]. Libpurple changelogs are also enlightening.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(software)#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(software)#History
- ultramancool 10y agoTrivial to break, yes, but also trivial to fix usually. Once the initial RE effort is done, minor obfuscations to the protocol are typically not major harms.