Babel Task Reference

The Babel task has various attributes that allow you to configure the obfuscation process. These attributes control the command-line options available to the babel tool.

Miscellaneous

Task Attribute	Type	Description
License	String	Full path to the license file or list of license file search directories
DbgHelpDllDir	String	Set the path to the dbghelp.dll
DetectIfObfuscated	String	The action to take if the target assembly is already obfuscated
EnableObfuscationAgent	Boolean	Whether to enable the obfuscation Agent
NoConfig	Boolean	Whether to ignore configuration file
NoWarnings	String	List of warning message codes to ignore
QuickRules	String	Quick rule definitions (see Command Line Reference)
RandomSeed	String	Initialize the random number generator used during obfuscation
SatelliteAssemblies	String	List of satellite assembly files
SearchSatelliteAssemblies	Boolean	Whether to enable the search of satellite assemblies
SearchDirectories	String	List of assembly search directories
ShowLogo	Boolean	Outputs Babel copyright information
ShowStatistics	Boolean Key=Value	Whether to show obfuscation statistics. (see Command Line Reference)
TargetAssemblyName	String	Set target assembly name origin. Can be nochange, inputfilename, outputfilename, name=assemblyname
ToolExe	String	Executable name that can be babel.exe or babel.dll
ToolPath	String	Directory to babel tool
Trace	String	By passing a regular expression, it is possible to trace the symbols to spot the reason why they are not obfuscated. It can be used to debug obfuscation rules
Use	Key=Value	Set usage options as key-value pairs. (see Command Line Reference)
VerboseLevel	Int	Set the log verbosity level
WarningsAsErrors	String	Any messages that would ordinarily be reported as warnings are instead reported as errors by stopping the obfuscation process
WarningsAsInfos	String	Messages that would typically be reported as warnings will be displayed as informational messages, reducing their severity while still providing useful feedback
XmlRules	String	Contains the XML Rules definition elements (see XML Rules)

Input Files

Task Attribute	Type	Description
DependenciesManifest	String	The path to target assembly .deps.json file
InputFile	String	The path of the source target assembly
KeyFile	String	Path of the strong-name key file
KeyContainer	String	Key container name (Windows only)
KeyPwd	String	Strong name certificate password
MapInFiles	String	List of obfuscation rules files to process
RulesFiles	String	List of XML map files to process

Output Files

Task Attribute	Type	Description
GenerateLogFile	Boolean	Whether to generate an obfuscation log. The default log file name will be <target assembly>.log
GenerateMapOutFile	Boolean	Whether to generate an obfuscation map file. The default map file name will be <target assembly>.xml.map
LogFile	String	Obfuscation log file path
MapOutFile	String	Obfuscation map file path
OutputFile	String	Obfuscated target file path
PdbFile	String	Debug symbols file path
PdbPwd	String	Set debug symbol file password

Plugins

Task Attribute	Type	Description
Plugins	String	List of pluginf assembly files
PluginsArguments	Key=Value	Set plugin arguments as key-value pairs

Merge and Embed

Task Attribute	Type	Description
CopyAttributes	Boolean String	Whether assembly level attributes of merged assemblies are copied into the target assembly
EmbedAssemblies	String	List of assembly files to embed into the primary assembly
Internalize	Boolean	Whether merged types have their visibility restricted to the assembly
JsonManifest	Boolean	Whether to handle merged dependencies in JSON manifest
MergeAssemblies	String	List of assembly files to merge into the primary assembly

Renaming

Task Attribute	Type	Description
FlattenNamespaces	Boolean String	Whether to remove namespace information. Set type namespace name.
NameLength	Int String	Set the minimum obfuscated symbol's name length. Additionally, key-value pairs can be specified to assign the value to a particular symbol kind.
NamePrefix	String	Set obfuscated symbol name prefix. It can be $name or any string. Additionally, key-value pairs can be specified to assign the prefix to a particular symbol kind.
ObfuscateTypes	Boolean	Whether to obfuscate type names
ObfuscateEvents	Boolean	Whether to obfuscate event names
ObfuscateMethods	Boolean	Whether to obfuscate method names
ObfuscateParameters	Boolean	Whether to obfuscate parameter names
ObfuscateProperties	Boolean	Whether to obfuscate property names
ObfuscateFields	Boolean	Whether to obfuscate field names
ObfuscateXaml	Boolean Key=Value	(Boolean) Whether to obfuscate XAML/BAML code.
OverloadedRenaming	Boolean	Whether to overload symbol names
UnicodeNormalization	Boolean String	Whether to generate names using Unicode symbols. If disabled, ASCII characters will be used. Optionally a list of comma-separated characters can be specified.
VirtualFunctions	Boolean Key=Value	Whether to enable obfuscation of virtuals. (see Command Line Reference)
XmlDocFiles	String	List of XML documentation files to be processed

Control Flow Obfuscation

Task Attribute	Type	Description
ControlFlowObfuscation	Boolean Key=Value	Whether to enable method control flow obfuscation. (see Command Line Reference)
ControlFlowIterations	Int	The number of iterations used in the control flow obfuscation algorithm
EmitInvalidOpcodes	Boolean	Whether to emit invalid MSIL op-codes

Encryption and Protection

Task Attribute	Type	Description
DebuggingProtection	Boolean	Whether to enable anti-debugging protection
DynamicProxy	Boolean Key=Value	Whether to wrap calls to external assemblies in dynamically generated proxies. (see Command Line Reference)
DynamicProxyCallFilters	String	List of regular expressions that determine which method calls should be proxied.
MsilEncryption	Boolean String	Whether to enable code encryption. Optionally a given regular expression can be specified to encrypt the methods that match their signature
ResourceEncryption	Boolean Key=Value	Whether to encrypt managed resources.(see Command Line Reference)
StringEncryption	Boolean String	Whether to enable encryption of user strings. Optionally the encryption string algorithm name can be specified. (see Command Line Reference)
SuppressIldasm	Boolean	Whether to prevent ILDASM from disassembling the obfuscated target
SuppressReflection	Boolean	Whether to prevent tools using reflection API to inspect metadata
TamperingDetection	Boolean	Whether to enable anti-tampering protection
ValueEncryption	Boolean Key=Value	Whether to encrypt constant inline values and arrays. (see Command Line Reference)

Optimizations

Task Attribute	Type	Description
CleanAttributes	Boolean String	Whether to clean up unwanted attributes. A list of regular expressions that filters out the full names of unwanted attribute types
ConstRemoval	Boolean	Whether to enable constant fields removal
DeadCodeElimination	Boolean	Whether to remove unused methods from the target assembly
DisgregateRemoval	Boolean	Whether to enable properties and event metadata removal
EnumRemoval	Boolean	Whether to enable System.Enum types removal
InlineExpansion	Boolean	Whether to enable the method's inline expansion
SealClasses	Boolean	Whether to seal classes whenever possible

Code Generation

Task Attribute	Type	Description
AddReference	String	List of assembly files to add as a reference in the primary assembly
Framework	String	Set the target assembly framework name
GenerateDebug	Boolean	Whether to enable debug symbols generation for the target assembly
Instrument	Boolean String	Whether to enable code instrumentation. A list of regular expressions that filters out the method's full names that will be instrumented
InstrumentEmptyMethods	Boolean	Whether to enable the instrumentation of methods with an empty body
ModuleInitializer	Boolean	Whether to add module initializer code to the primary assembly
ModuleInitializerTarget	String	Set module initializer target method name
ModuleVersionId	String	Set module MVID GUID string

Packages

Task Attribute	Type	Description
AndroidSigningKeyAlias	String	Android key store alias (APK Package)
AndroidSigningKeyPass	String	Android key store password (APK Package)
AndroidSigningKeyStore	String	Android key store file (APK Package)
AndroidSigningStorePass	String	Android store password (APK Package)
SkipFiles	String	A list of deployed assemblies files that should not be obfuscated
TakeFiles	String	A list of deployed assemblies files that should be obfuscated
RemoveFiles	String	A list of deployed assemblies that should be removed from the package
XapCompressionLevel	Int	Package compression level (XAP Package)