[andrewflnr]

No, it didn't prevent daeken and probably others from discovering it, but we can be sure it did prevent a lot of less competent people from exploiting it. "Security through obscurity" is still better than a big door with a sign saying "hack me!"

[cheald]

Kinda. In some ways, it's worse because it conveys a false sense of security to people who trust those measures to protect them, too.