* Jim Kissel (jlk@???) wrote:
> If I put 100,000 units of your favourite currency in a safe that can be
> opened nail file and 10 minutes work, and hide the safe somewhere in
> Surrey, I have security through obscurity. On the other hand, if I put
> the same amount in a second safe and publish the design details of the
> lock, and give you access to the safe and a team of professional
> locksmiths and you still can't open the safe unless you have the key for
> the lock, then I have true security.
If you then hide the second safe, then you will increase that
security even further. Obscurity is only a small part in making it
harder for people to get into a system. How much it helps is
debatable, but I am sure it does help.
> no flames intended
Non taken. You make a good point.
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Philip Stubbs
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