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Security by obscurity works fantastically when used intelligently. S-by-O got a bad reputation due to people imagining it was the last word in security, when i
by Nevermark 5y ago
Security by obscurity works fantastically when used intelligently.
S-by-O got a bad reputation due to people imagining it was the last word in security, when it really is just the beginning.
Passwords are literally purified security-by-obscurity.
I can't think of any security technology or method that doesn't have a security by obscurity component. Or that isn't enhanced with an additional layer of it.
- fsflover 5y agoPasswords are not security by obscurity: https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/147378/passwords-and-security-by-obscurity https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/147378/password....
- Nevermark 5y agoThe page you linked to doesn't contradict what I wrote. It does suggest that a common usage of the term "security by obscurity" can mean security ONLY by obscurity. Which I made clear was not my usage. The other mis-use of the term is the opposite overreaction is to forget that obscurity does remain an indispensable component of practical security. Its most common form being as a password (or biometric) used to unlock an otherwise impenetrable (for practical purposes) system. Without an obscured backdoor (password, biometric, ...) the an otherwise completely secure system would not even be accessible to its owner.