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Re:Bastion hosts by the_french on Thursday November 20, 2014 @02:54PM (#8637763)
Security by obscurity is perfectly fine when it's part of a layered approach. It will help keep attackers from learning the details of your architecture and will also stop skiddies in their tracks.
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Re:Bastion hosts by arde on Thursday November 20, 2014 @05:35PM (#8638614)
This. Obscurity has too much bad press. It's not to be depended on, but it can be a useful addition sometimes.
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Re:Bastion hosts by rsync on Thursday November 20, 2014 @03:39PM (#8638005)
Exactly.

(Your most secure server) is not as secure as (your most secure server with some obscurity added).

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