Tag: ioncube

  • Decrypting sg and ic template files

    Decrypting sg and ic template files

    Both sourceguardian and ioncube can encrypt non php files. They both use a similar method to do that. The PHP encoded files that include the encrypted template file contain information related to the owner of the software and protection keys. These keys are used for encryption of the template files. So, reversing the template files…

  • Selling my decoder!

    Selling my decoder!

    When maintaining long-standing PHP applications, teams often encounter a serious challenge: critical components encoded or protected years ago, with no accessible source code remaining. This makes modernization, security auditing, and migration nearly impossible. To solve this, I built a C#-based PHP code-recovery and analysis toolkit designed exclusively for: Restoring your own legacy applications Auditing and…

  • IonCube Obfuscation / Deobfuscation

    IonCube Obfuscation / Deobfuscation

    The ionCube encoder offers robust obfuscation features that can target classes, methods, functions, and local variables within PHP source code. During the encoding process, developers can set an obfuscation key (commonly called obfkey) and choose which identifiers they wish to obfuscate. How the Obfuscation Works When the encoder runs, it transforms the selected names into…