macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install ios-class-guardprovider-native install command
安装
其他安装命令
概览
软件包摘要
Objective-C obfuscator for Mach-O executables
历史
项目历史与用法
iOS Class Guard is a command-line Objective-C obfuscator for Mach-O executables. Its README describes it as an extension of class-dump that renames Objective-C classes, protocols, properties, methods, and ivars by generating symbol maps used during compilation.
项目历史
Polidea's repository was created for an iOS-specific obfuscation workflow built on top of the class-dump lineage. The README documents version 0.8, Homebrew installation, CocoaPods support, XIB and storyboard rewriting, JSON symbol maps, crash-report reversal, and dSYM symbol restoration workflows.
The repository notes that it is no longer maintained. That status matters historically because the tool belongs to an older Objective-C-heavy iOS security era, before Swift and newer Apple build-system conventions changed many app-hardening workflows.
采用历史
The package has a narrower adoption profile than the other tools in this batch. Homebrew packages it from the 0.8 tag, while the upstream README itself recommends Homebrew as the simple installation path and a HEAD install for development snapshots.
使用方式
The intended workflow is to run the tool against a compiled app, generate a symbols header and JSON map, include the generated header during compilation, and preserve the JSON map so crash reports and dSYMs can be translated back when needed. The README stresses that the result is not a complete security solution, only a way to make runtime inspection and code analysis harder.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
For package catalogs, ios-class-guard is interesting because it packages a fragile intersection of reverse-engineering technique, Mach-O parsing, Xcode project mutation, CocoaPods integration, and mobile-app release process. It is not a general-purpose security layer; it is a snapshot of how Objective-C metadata exposure shaped iOS tooling.
时间线
- 2014: GitHub repository created for Polidea's iOS Class Guard project.
- 2015: Version 0.8 tag used by Homebrew as the stable source archive.
- After 2015: Repository README marked the project as no longer maintained.
Related projects
- The upstream README names class-dump as the base project and links an ios-class-guard-example repository for demonstrating obfuscated and non-obfuscated app headers. The workflow also intersects with CocoaPods, Xcode precompiled headers, crash-reporting tools, and dSYM handling.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
ios-class-guard | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本0.8
管理器更新时间2026-07-17
本地数据未知
上游不可用
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安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:ios-class-guard |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.8 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://github.com/Polidea/ios-class-guard/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/Polidea/ios-class-guard |
| 最后更新 | 2026-07-17T18:17:01+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation