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by derrickpetzold 5473 days ago
Security through obscurity is never a good idea because it leaves a false sense of security.

I know I am getting totally destroyed here by the down voting and I'll probably end up in negative karma for this but I standby all of it.

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I am not advocating security through obscurity.

I am saying that your advice is appropriate for users (who cannot control what the server does) but inappropriate for servers (who cannot control what the user does).