you could uhm just fix the damn bug, you know?
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Replying to @paniq
yeah you can, but depending on how much of a buggy mess you're administrating, a honeypot bug is a boon
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Replying to @allgebrah
security by obscurity doesn't work. you're not creating order. you're just making a bigger mess.
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Replying to @paniq
security by obscurity works (when you're the only user of your software, but then it's superior on all fronts)
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Replying to @paniq
when you're the only user of some software, less people have incentive to fix it than to exploit it, publishing it is a net negative
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Replying to @allgebrah
who is "the only user of some software" here? clients qualify as users
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Replying to @paniq
good point, a better way to put it is probably "whoever is hurt when this is owned"
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Replying to @allgebrah @paniq
when it comes to game servers, that's mostly the admin(s), while in world wide encrypted messaging systems, clients have more weight
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Replying to @allgebrah
disagree. everyone is hurt when a server is compromised.
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but how much depends on the nature of the compromise (personal data leaked or just infinite materials or rm -rf?)
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Replying to @allgebrah @paniq
and then there's stuff like the admin's anonymity that they may put a really unreasonable price on
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