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Sadly true. Security by obscurity doesn't work for encryption, but a bit of obfuscation is very good at fending off opportunistic patent trolls. I expect the po
by StringyBob 11y ago
Sadly true. Security by obscurity doesn't work for encryption, but a bit of obfuscation is very good at fending off opportunistic patent trolls.
I expect the potential lawyer cost is more than any lost business (see also binary blobs vs open source).
- nickpsecurity 11y agoA hardware guru I know practically specialized in this where they were constantly obfuscating products and R.E.'ing 3rd party stuff they needed to make sure it worked right. He also said his company, in Asia, refused to do business in U.S. due to patent suits. There was plenty money to be made elsewhere with less legal liability past people cloning their products. Hence, his obfuscations.