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Schneier once wrote[0], "The worst enemy of security is complexity", and I'm inclined to agree with him. "Sophisticated and safe" is an almost guaranteed contr
by jstewartmobile 9y ago
Schneier once wrote[0], "The worst enemy of security is complexity", and I'm inclined to agree with him. "Sophisticated and safe" is an almost guaranteed contradiction.
[0] https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/1999/11/a_plea_for_simplicit.html https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/1999/11/a_plea_for_...
- FooHentai 9y agoAh, my intent with the use of sophistication was more in the sense of being greatly worked on over time, and adapted based on real-world experience and the complexity of the environment in which it exists. It was not my intent to suggest that the system itself would need to be greatly complex. Perhaps my use of the term was incorrect.
- jstewartmobile 9y agoDon't feel embarrassed. There are professional security people who disagree, at least in practice, with Mr. Schneier, and would make Rube Goldberg envious with the needless complexity of their constructions.