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security through obscurity en · X

Meanings

1. (qualifier:computer security) The habit or practice of relying on a potential attacker's lack of knowledge will maintain security.
   • This security through obscurity proved adequate for our prototype, but it was unacceptable for a turnin service in wide use. 1990, W Cattey, The Evolution of turnin A Classroom Oriented File Exchange Service, USENIX Summer Conference:
   • Things such as security through obscurity become common practices that usually have damaging results. 2008, Shon Harris, CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide:
   • According to security-through-obscurity advocates, if we carefully hide our gaping vulnerabilities from our enemies, the bad guys will give up in frustration when they cannot easily find holes. 2006, Harold F. Tipton, Micki Krause, Information Security Management Handbook:

Forms

Coordinates

Kerckhoffs's principle · security by design

Relateds

steganography