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Is security through obscurity a security measure
- tsukikage 12y agoNo, it is a derogatory term.
- jebblue 12y agoWhich is better then, making your systems an obvious target or making them a harder to identify target?
- tsukikage 12y agoWhich is better, leaving your front door open or leaving your back door open? It is better to spend your time finding and fixing problems than to fool yourself into thinking that trying to hide them will make some kind of difference.
- jebblue 12y agoMy theory is lock the front and the back and camouflage the house.
- mooism2 12y agoIt is not security in its own right, but it can add to other security measures. Think camouflage.
- jebblue 12y agoThanks, agreed, I just responded to another guy and used that term before I saw your comment. :-)
- amalmurali47 12y agoIt is not a security measure, per se. Security by obscurity is where you rely upon some fact which you think is not known to an attacker. The problem with this type of "security" is that, once the fact is disclosed, the security scheme is rendered entirely useless.
- jebblue 12y agoRelying on just SBO is useless, agreed. I think using it in addition so solid security reduces the attack surface which aids reduced attempts and ups the level of difficulty required to complete a successful attack. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/security+measures http://www.thefreedictionary.com/security+measures "a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc."