Meaning of security through obscurity | Babel Free

Definitions

The habit or practice of relying on a potential attacker's lack of knowledge will maintain security.

Examples

“This security through obscurity proved adequate for our prototype, but it was unacceptable for a turnin service in wide use.”

“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.”

“Things such as security through obscurity become common practices that usually have damaging results.”

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