From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Choate To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] 'wall' messages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:40:39 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 67459ade-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Douglas A. Gwyn wrote: > Sheesh. People are things too. Oh god... > > This is one advantage, security through obscurity, ... > > That is an abuse of the term "security through obscurity", > originally introduced only as a label for a failed idea, > not as a recommendation. No it's not. It injects a level of complexity or resource usage that makes the cost of doing the job higher. The intent of that is to lock out those who don't have the entry level resources. It's an -exactly- fair use of the term. -- -- God exists because mathematics is consistent, and the Devil exist because we can't prove it. Andre Weil, in H. Eves, Mathematical Circles Adieu ravage@ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.com www.ssz.com www.open-forge.com