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Security through obscurity

In security engineering, security through obscurity is the practice of concealing the details or mechanisms of a system to enhance its security. This approach relies on the principle of hiding something in plain sight, akin to a magician's sleight of hand or the use of camouflage. It diverges from traditional security methods, such as physical locks, and…

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Security through obscurity

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related to External links · 21
Security through obscurity → Ain't What They Think, Bruce Schneier, Cisco's IOS, Eric Raymond, Ethan, February, First Amendment, Information Economics, It Is, Jay BealeSecrecy, John Lofton, June, Obscurity, Open SourceComputer Security Publications, Preston, Robin Miller, Secrecy, Security, Shifting Liability, The Non-Security
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Security through obscurity → CWE-656, GMR, GPRS, GSM, NIST, Reliance, RFID, Security, Standards, System, Technology, Terrestrial Trunked Radio, TETRA, The Common Weakness Enumeration, The National Institute, These, United States
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Security through obscurity → Alfred Charles Hobbs, An, Books, For, In, Kerckhoffs, Rogues, There
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Security through obscurity → In, Knowledge, Moving Target Defense, The, When
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Security through obscurity → illusion, practice of concealing the details or mechanisms of a system to enhance its security

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Security through obscurityis apractice of concealing the details or mechanisms of a system to enhance its security0.90text
Security through obscurityis aillusion0.90text
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismSecurity0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismThe National Institute0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismStandards0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismTechnology0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismNIST0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismUnited States0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismSystem0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismThe Common Weakness Enumeration0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismReliance0.60section
Security through obscurityrelated to CriticismCWE-6560.60section

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