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Security by obscurity IS security. This is in fact how virtually all cryptographic functions and authentication works.
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LNXW37D8 · 1d
Nah, Alex. The cryptographic functions aren't secret. Only the private key needs to be kept secret.
vinney...axkl · 1d
there's a difference between a few thousand ports and a qabigllion keys. people are usually talking about the former. but yes, technically they are of a kind.
Laser · 1d
Not at all.
codonaft · 1d
"Security through obscurity is NOT bad. Security ONLY through obscurity is bad (Kerckhoffs's Principle). Security through obscurity, as an additional layer, is good!" https://mobeigi.com/blog/security/security-through-obscurity-is-not-bad/ > virtually all cryptographic functions and authentication...
ynniv · 1d
err, no
digital_hub · 1d
Apple web auth is crap
Gustavo · 1d
It's https://nostr.download/4294243f9ecc82ab003eb566053db14486d0696dc94261abda3f104bdc238494.png all the way down.
H · 1d
Of course this isn't what people usually mean when they say that though