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Re:I spent a week without IPv4 to understand IPv6 transition... by rixthefox on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:28AM (#35053744)
If an adversary knowing your IP address scheme it’s so bad to you, you’re not doing it right.

Security through obsecurity is not security.

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Re:I spent a week without IPv4 to understand IPv6 transition... by jddj on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @06:28AM (#35054149)
I wonder if whoever coined that phrase knew that it would be used so often in contexts where people want both obscurity and security based on their own respective merits.
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Re:I spent a week without IPv4 to understand IPv6 transition... by otabdeveloper4 on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:45PM (#35072191)
> Security through obsecurity is not security.

Yes, let's just flash a giant "welcome, nobody is home right now" sign to burglars whenever you leave the house unlocked.

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