Maybe we have a different understanding of what "security by obscurity" means. Consider: place an encrypted file on obscure url vs obvious
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Real crypto is secure if the key is kept secret. That isn't "obscurity". Obfuscation isn't secure because you're giving out your code.
And proprietary crypto may be secure but most likely isn't because crypto is hard, and thus should be considered security through obscurity.
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Fair points. Thank you for educating me on “security through obscurity”. I didn’t realize the term was restricted to dependence on obscurity
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My point on obscure ports is that they effectively increase the password bit length, increasing security. But maybe you’re saying that’s
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...not obscurity, which makes sense I suppose. I just feel obscurity can be used as an additional layer in some cases.
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