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Re:Obscurity Is a Valid Security Layer by gumby on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:00AM (#15542053)
I have always been amused that folks who say "security through obscurity is stupid" are never willing to give me their passwords.

It's all about threat prioritization and defense in depth.

Re:Obscurity Is a Valid Security Layer by mikeash on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:04AM (#15542087)
That’s not what “security through obscurity” means. It specifically refers to security based on the secrecy of the system’s design details. Like many terms of art, the meaning is not exactly the literal meaning of the words.
Re:Obscurity Is a Valid Security Layer by polmolea on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:10AM (#15542131)
That's not what it means. No one disputes you should keep passwords, private keys, certificates, etc. safe.

It's about obscuring the architecture of a system in order to protect it. And I agree this shouldn't be a tactic. It can be a byproduct of your disclosure strategy (i.e. AWS don't disclose how their products are built) but not a security mechanism (i.e. AWS don't meet all the certification standards BECAUSE they're not disclosing how their products are built). Just my 2 cents.