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Re: The joy of simplicity?

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"Gene Wirchenko" wrote:

> On 10 Jul 2015 16:36:58 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>Still, there's nothing that says an open-source system can't be secure,
>>provided you keep the keys secret.  Knowing how a lock works doesn't
>>automatically mean you can crack it.  And what's the alternative?
>>Certainly not closed source, which can contain all sorts of back doors
>>whose existence can never be disproved.  "Security through obscurity"
>>has been pretty much discredited (except among True Believers, of course).
>
>     Security by obscurity works fine, just not as the only thing done
> for security.
>
>     Those who think that security by obscurity does not work at all,
> kindly post a reply with all of your id's and passwords and details of
> for what systems and all data relevant to signing on.  Please do not
> leave anything out; you would not want someone accusing you of
> hypocrisy, would you?

I think you are reading too much into a slogan designed to fit on a bumper 
sticker. 

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