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Re:Epic launches anti-cheat support for Linux, Mac, and Stea... by schmorptron on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:10PM (#28635451)
Anti-Cheat is the only industry where security by obscurity is valid.
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Re:Epic launches anti-cheat support for Linux, Mac, and Stea... by tester756 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:27PM (#28635684)
Obscurity is always valid because it increases security, doesn't it?
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Re:Epic launches anti-cheat support for Linux, Mac, and Stea... by nitrogen on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:42PM (#28635886)
They're referring to this idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity

Obscurity can be a layer, but it can't be the only layer, and in general systems (such as web servers) need to be designed to withstand full-knowledge attacks. That isn't likely to be possible when it comes to anti-cheat, so obscurity plays a larger role.

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