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Arguably, most security is security through obscurity. No password -> simple password -> complex password Plaintext -> Caesar cypher -> Vernier cypher -> mode
by terlisimo 6y ago
Arguably, most security is security through obscurity.
No password -> simple password -> complex password
Plaintext -> Caesar cypher -> Vernier cypher -> modern cyphers
40-bit crypto -> 56-bit crypto -> 128-bit crypto -> 256-bit crypto
0.0.0.0 network allow-list -> /24 network allow-list -> /32 (per host) network allow-list
allow by default -> deny by default
standard port -> non-standard port
We just add layers of obscurity until they add up to "enough" and don't grow into "beyond tedious".
- saagarjha 6y agoPasswords and keys are not "obscurity", they are mathematically difficult to break if done correctly. There is no mathematical guarantee for security by obscurity.
- LordOfLamers 6y agoIn fact, there may be obscurity in the encryption method. You won't find a decryption method for my encryption algorithm on the internet. You have to do crypto analysis. My algorithm is reorganized caesar with block encryption