feature: make watermark opt-in and configurable (#69 phase 1) - #97
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Phase 1 of the unique-obfuscation-identity work (#69). The 'ConfusedByAttribute' watermark was force-inserted into every obfuscated assembly and carried the ConfuserEx version — an identifiable fingerprint that de4dot and AV heuristics match. It is now opt-in: - ConfuserEngine no longer force-inserts the watermark rule, so default output carries no fingerprint attribute unless <protection id="watermark" /> is set. - WatermarkingPhase reads two parameters: 'text' (attribute value, defaults to the version) and 'attributeName' (attribute type name, defaults to ConfusedByAttribute), so the watermark can be branded or disguised. - Documented the previously-undocumented protection in docs/protections.md. Behaviour change: assemblies are no longer watermarked by default. Re-enable per project with the watermark protection. Test: Watermark.Test verifies no fingerprint attribute when not requested, and the custom text/name are applied when enabled.
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Phase 1 of #69 (unique obfuscation identity). Removes the single biggest surviving fingerprint in ConfuserEx output.
Part of #69.
Problem
Every obfuscated assembly carried a
ConfusedByAttribute("<ConfuserEx version>"), force-inserted by the engine (rule 0), undocumented and impossible to disable. Because it is added atEndModule(after renaming), the attribute name survives verbatim into the output — a reliable de4dot / AV signature.Change
ConfuserEngineno longer force-inserts the watermark rule → default output has no fingerprint attribute.WatermarkingPhasenow reads two params:text(attribute value, default = version) andattributeName(attribute type name, default =ConfusedByAttribute) — so it can be branded or disguised.watermarkprotection.Assemblies are no longer watermarked by default. Re-enable per project:
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Test
Watermark.Test: (1) noConfusedByAttributewhen not requested; (2) custom text + attribute name applied when enabled. Both green.Next phases (separate PRs)
uniquify.pysource-level tool identity.