Hiding a variable value from outside world in js

Question

I want to hide a variable value in js so that no one can see what value the variable has from outside world. Suppose I have the following code,

var ID = 'some_id';

I dont want someone to see the string 'some_id' by viewing the source from browser.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/194397/how-can-i-obfuscate-protect-javascript "The only way to truly keep something secret is to not send it to the client" — CertainPerformance, Aug 02 '18 at 06:32
string 'some_id' can be viewed in source, from developer tools. — , Aug 02 '18 at 06:36

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '18 at 06:38

Well if you are using a client-side scripting language like javascript then it is not possible. There are some ways to encode your js code but there are more ways to decrypt those. So there is no 100% solution available for a client-side code to hide from the end user.

I will recommend you to use a server side language to hide sensitive data. But if you really want to go with client-side then you can use obfuscation your code which I already told you is not a 100% solution.

I hope I have described it well.

Hiding a variable value from outside world in js

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