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by usr1106 1348 days ago
This article seems to assume that computers are secure as long as source code is secret. The opposite is true, only open source can give maxium security.

(Of course the owner of the system might still want to secure their system e.g. by digital signatures. Open source does not mean open write access.)
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sabas123 1348 days ago
> This article seems to assume that computers are secure as long as source code is secret. The opposite is true, only open source can give maxium security.

Citation needed, open source can just have as problematic security problems as closed source even when they are high profile.

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usr1106 1347 days ago
Random web search: https://ithemes.com/blog/security-vs-security-through-obscur... (And that points to NIST)

Nobody said that open source has no security bugs. No software that does something useful is bug-free.

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bergenty 1347 days ago
Maybe over a very long time, having the source code just means you can peruse the thing at leisure and find holes that you can then exploit. Security by obfuscation is very effective.
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