How can you hide your js files so they can not be viewed by tools such as firebug

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I have a node web app where i want to hide js files which I have created for the client side?

how can this be achieved? I do not want people viewing the files.

possible duplicate of [how do i hide javascript code in a webpage?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6869312/how-do-i-hide-javascript-code-in-a-webpage) — Quentin, Mar 07 '14 at 09:23

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:23

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Node runs on the server. All the JavaScript that runs on the server can be hidden. Any JavaScript delivered to the client and run in the user's browser cannot be hidden (though it can be obfuscated).

answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:23

Michael Aaron Safyan

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Thanks will have a look into obfuscating them – tjhack Mar 07 '14 at 09:24
Keep in mind that obfuscation still only takes you so far – anyone with serious interest can just deobfuscate it. – Etheryte Mar 07 '14 at 10:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:23

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You cannot "hide" the JS files since the JS interpreter also has to be able to access them.

You can however obfuscate them, so that they cannot be easily read.

answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:23

Alnitak

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:23

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It is not possible but you can use something like uglify to make the javascript unintelligible.

answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:23

leszek.hanusz

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:31

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You cannot hide the js files but you can provide security to the JS files by minifying them.

You can find many minifier in the online.

JS Compressor is a one of the minifiers.

Try it.

answered Mar 07 '14 at 09:31

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How can you hide your js files so they can not be viewed by tools such as firebug

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