To thwart reverse engineering by agents, a dev proposes blinding them

· Adafruit Industries Blog · Nov. 11, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Summary
Timo Zhang's project, Blind LLM Agents (BLA), aims to enhance software security against AI coding agents through advanced obfuscation techniques. Unlike traditional methods that focus on humans and static analysis tools, BLA employs sophisticated transformations such as symbol renaming, lane splitting, string encryption, and decoy code to protect software. Zhang's approach is validated through rigorous testing against reverse engineering challenges, although he acknowledges that it's not entirely unbreakable.