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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/20/06 17:21
unwiredbrain@gmail.com wrote:
> Let's also consider some security issues...
>
> It is never safe to reveal the technology behind the website; so, it is
> safer not to show the .php extension (as well as .asp or .cfm etc...)
> at all! mod_rewrite could help you.
>
> Moreover, there are some mod_rewrite techniques that let you show the
> .htm / .html extension instead of the .php / .asp etc.
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> unwiredbrain
>
And security by obscurity is worse than no security at all - you think
you have security but you don't.
If your site is secure, it doesn't matter what technology you use. And
if it's not secure, it doesn't matter how hard you try to obscure that fact.
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JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
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