Posted by Gary L. Burnore on 10/03/05 14:24

On 3 Oct 2005 04:16:21 -0700, "Ray" <raykyoto@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi Erwin,
>
>Erwin Moller wrote:
>...
>> > I can do #1 and I was wondering if that is sufficient.
>> No, the only advantage working outside webroot is that a simple request to
>> the right place will not be answered by the webserver.
>> But you can also do so by other means.
>
>I am tempted to ask you what you mean by "other means", but on second
>thought, the less people who know, the better. Good enough for me to
>know that it isn't perfect security.

Security by obscurity isn't a good idea. Ignoring security risks is
worse.


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