security through obscurity
secrecy of the design or implementation as the main method of providing security
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security through obscurity
Summary
security through obscurity is a principle[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- security through obscurity's instance of is recorded as principle[3].
- security through obscurity's has use is recorded as security[4].
- security through obscurity's opposite of is recorded as Kerckhoffs’s principle[5].
- security through obscurity's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076cp[6].
- security through obscurity's uses is recorded as hiding[7].
- security through obscurity's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 114869243[8].
- security through obscurity's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C114869243[9].
- security through obscurity's FOLDOC ID is recorded as security+through+obscurity[10].
Why It Matters
security through obscurity ranks in the top 10% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]