obfuscator
One who obscures
An obfuscator is someone or something that makes things unclear or confusing.
In computing, an obfuscator is software that transforms code to make it difficult to read or reverse-engineer while preserving its function: We ran the source through an obfuscator before distribution.
More broadly, anyone who deliberately clouds an issue is an obfuscator: Politicians are natural obfuscators.
Concealment through visual blending
- veilFabric that obscures
- maskFace-worn concealment
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
smokescreen · cover-up · screen · facade · disguise · incognito · alias · subterfuge
State of being baffled
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- muddlingConfusedly mixing up
befuddlement · mystification · fog · blur · muddle · opacity · unintelligibility · incomprehensibility
Twisting or mathematical integration
- abstrusenessDifficult to understand
- indirectionRoundabout method or approach
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- layeringForming successive strata
tangling · over-engineering · verbosity · bloat · redundancy · circumlocution · jargon · gobbledygook
Converting data into code
- cipherHidden writing system
- encoderFormat conversion component
- scramblerDevice that jumbles signals
- hashingOne-way data transformation
steganography · RSA · AES · SSL · TLS · VPN · tokenization · salting
Thing that mars appearance
- packerOne who boxes goods
- wrapperOuter protective layer
- bytecodeCompiled platform-neutral instructions
- decompilerRecovers source from executables
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
shroud · smokescreen · cover-up · screen · facade · disguise · incognito · alias · subterfuge · misdirection
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
muddling · befuddlement · mystification · fog · blur · muddle · opacity · unintelligibility · incomprehensibility · disorientation
convolution
Twisting or mathematical integration
- abstrusenessDifficult to understand
- indirectionRoundabout method or approach
- nestingMaking a dwelling
layering · tangling · over-engineering · verbosity · bloat · redundancy · circumlocution · jargon · gobbledygook · legalese
encryption
Converting data into code
hashing · steganography · RSA · AES · SSL · TLS · VPN · tokenization · salting · mangling
uglifier
Thing that mars appearance
obfuscatorclarifier
Something that explains better
explainer · illuminator · simplifier · expositor · interpreter
obfuscatortruth-teller
One who speaks accurately
revealer · exposer · whistleblower · straight shooter · straight talker
obfuscate, obfuscation, obfuscated, obfuscating, obfuscates, obfuscations, obfuscators