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Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? [message #176615 is a reply to message #176614] Wed, 11 January 2012 14:51 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 1/11/2012 9:47 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle, 2012-01-11 14:44:
>
>> On 1/11/2012 5:00 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>> Jerry Stuckle, 2012-01-08 21:59:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>> I do other things also, but don't want to get into too much detail in a
>>>> public forum.
>>>
>>> "Security by obscurity" does not work. If your security only relies on
>>> the fact, that you try to keep the procedures or code a secret, it is
>>> flawed.
>>
>> No, security by obscurity does not work. But that does not mean one
>> should broadcast to the world everything he does.
>
> Of course it is not neccessary to publish every detail about the
> procedures to avoid spam, attacks etc. - but some basic procedures
> should be discussed in public, since you might often think you are
> "secure" but you just didn't see the flaws in your procedures yet.
>
> For example: I use SpamAssassin and do greylisting on my server. If i
> would get less spam just because i keep this information a secret then
> SpamAssassin itself and greylistign should be considered useless.
>
>

In your opinion, anyway. Security experts (which I don't claim to be -
but know several) disagree. There is no reason to draw a map to your
house even if the door is locked.

Additionally, it is off topic in this newsgroup.

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