Posted by Gary L. Burnore on 10/22/07 00:53

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:49:44 +0100, The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c>
wrote:

>Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Security is not about prevention, just like there is no way to
>>>>>> prevent someone from breaking into your home. There is no such
>>>>>> thing. What it is is about identifying undesired ways of accessing
>>>>>> your files and limiting the effect of exposure. It's just like
>>>>>> locking your valuables in a bank vault to limit your exposure if
>>>>>> someone breaks into your house.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It may go no further than simply living quietly, so that no one
>>>>> knows or cares where you live, and never looking like you have
>>>>> anything worth stealing.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nope. Security by obscurity is no security at all.
>>>>
>>> Oh, indeed it is.
>>>
>>
>> Not at all. It is false security.
>>
>It works.
>Call it what you like, it works.
>
>That's why passwords should not be on a dictionary search. Be obscure.

That's prevention. Obscurity is hiding and hoping no one notices you
don't have a password.
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