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Security Through Obscurity Is Not Bad

The piece argues that security through obscurity should not be relied on alone but can be a useful extra layer in a defense-in-depth strategy. It cites examples such as WordPress table prefixes, the CS:GO debug symbols incident, and obfuscation practices used by Google, Netflix, and Riot Games to illustrate how obscurity can raise attackers' costs. It also invokes Kerckhoffs's principle and notes that, while AI may eventually deobfuscate, obscurity remains valuable as a ongoing hurdle.

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