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AeonLucid
Personal blog · aeonlucid.comsecurityprogramming
AeonLucid is a personal blog at aeonlucid.com about security and programming. Since 2020, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times, most often “Snapchat Detection on iOS (2019)”. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link these posts on reverse engineering Snapchat's obfuscation and jailbreak/root detection on iOS and Android, a cat-and-mouse game with the app's anti-tampering. One commenter calls it a great read for security researchers.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Just a developer.
Most-linked posts?
- Snapchat Detection on iOS (2019)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-06-18
What Hacker News says?
I'd say they make it a priority to keep people from tampering with their code, and maybe maintaining the platform's integrity. They even ban people who use tweak on jailbroken iPhone/Android. I found these articles about avoid Snapchat detection a while ago, it's a cat and mouse game. https://aeonlucid.com/Snapchat-detection-on-Android/ https://aeonlucid.com/Snapchat-detection-on-iOS/
Comment linking /Snapchat-detection-on-iOS/
on “Reverse Engineering Snapchat: Obfuscation Techniques”Submitted Snapchat Detection on iOS (2019) as a story · 83 points
HN discussionThe title in the blog sounds slightly confusing here. It should at least add the word 'Jailbreak' which clears up the confusion and adds more context to the readers. Thus, it should be "Snapchat Jailbreak Detection on iOS". Likewise for the Android version of the app. [0] Otherwise a great read for the security research folks interested in reversing iOS apps. [0] https://aeonlucid.com/Snapchat-detection-on-Android/
Comment linking /Snapchat-detection-on-Android/
on “Snapchat Detection on iOS (2019)”