Technical reports:
Security Through Obscurity Considered Dangerous
Steven Michael Bellovin; Randy Bush
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- Title:
- Security Through Obscurity Considered Dangerous
- Author(s):
-
Bellovin, Steven Michael
Bush, Randy - Date:
- 2002
- Type:
- Technical reports
- Department:
- Computer Science
- Permanent URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9172
- Publisher:
- Internet Engineering Task Force
- Publisher Location:
- Marina del Rey, Calif.
- Abstract:
- Hiding security vulnerabilities in algorithms, software, and/or hardware decreases the likelihood they will be repaired and increases the likelihood that they can and will be exploited by evil-doers. Discouraging or outlawing discussion of weaknesses and vulnerabilities is extremely dangerous and deleterious to the security of computer systems, the network, and its citizens.
- Subject(s):
- Computer science
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