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| Feature | SmartAssembly plan | Shield plan |
|---|---|---|
| Simple obfuscation and renaming | Yes | Yes |
| Control flow obfuscation | Weak | Yes |
| Call hiding protection | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced anti-tampering | No | Yes |
| Anti-debug and emulators | No | Yes |
| Active code integrity checks | No | Yes |
| AI-empowered adaptive security | No | Yes |
| Source code optimizations | No | Yes |
| Protection against deobfuscation tools | No | Yes |
| Dependencies protection | Yes | Yes |
| Integration and Use Features | SmartAssembly plan | Shield plan |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud platform for management | No | Yes |
| API & SDKs | No | Yes |
| Visual Studio and Visual Studio code integration | Visual Studio (until 2012) | Visual Studio |
| CI/CD and Compilation Integration | Tedious | Yes |
| Configuration and Obfuscation Around Features | SmartAssembly plan | Shield plan |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced configuration files | Tedious | Yes |
| Advanced exclusions configuration | No | Yes |
| Exception handling and stacktrace deobfuscator enhanced | Non-integrable | Yes |
| Security reporting and notifications | Partial | Yes |
| Language Support | SmartAssembly plan | Shield plan |
|---|---|---|
| Complete .NET support | Yes | Yes |
| Compatibility with other programming languages | No | Yes |
| Company Support | SmartAssembly plan | Shield plan |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated support with cybersecurity experts (Free) | No | Yes |
| Pricing | SmartAssembly plan | Shield plan |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and costs | High | Low |
| Payment flexibility (On-demand subscription) | No | Yes |
Loved features
Shield's features are the most advanced and all-inclusive in the .NET obfuscation domain, offering seamless security management, user-friendly configurations and a smart exception manager.
Enjoy continuous updates and cloud-based infrastructure for optimal application protection. Opt for Shield for an unmatched .NET obfuscation experience.
Not every part of your application has to be protected, maybe there is something you don't want to or shouldn't and maybe there are some parts that you are very concerned about. With Shield you can easily manage with attributes which parts should be protected to the maximum, which to exclude and which not to exclude.
Support robust data protection controls that comply with regulations such as PSD2, GDPR, CCPA, PCI and others with Shield
Comply with Article 25: Data protection by design and by default and Article 32: Security of processing by using Shield in your applications.
Cover several requirements listed in the PCI regulations for accepting payments in mobile applications with ByteHide Shield.
ByteHide Shield covers the regulations for your company by protecting against known and unknown attacks against mobile applications for mobile banking applications, as required by DSP2.
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