# Elixir source code obfuscation

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-source-code-obfuscation/50938>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** security\
**Created:** [October 11, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-source-code-obfuscation/50938 "2022-10-11T20:58:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![hst337](https://forum.elixirforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/41988e/32.png) [@hst337](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/hst337)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-source-code-obfuscation/50938/5 "2022-10-11T21:50:14Z")

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Obfuscated code like in JavaScript can still be easily deobfuscated. Providing `.beam` is not secure because they can be easily decompiled (even by hand).

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