On Sat, Oct 08, 2005 at 11:59:04AM -0400, Mike M wrote: > On Sat, Oct 08, 2005 at 09:20:07AM -0400, Paul wrote:
> > Closed source might delay the cracker but it also delays pre-crack and > > post-crack countermeasures. > > What's the alternative? Open source? Cracking is unnecessary with open > source. Search a bit about "security by obscurity". Basically if the security of your system depends on a secret you can't easily change, it will get exposed sooner or later. So you should design it to withstand such leakage. E.g: change a password if it was exposed. -- Tzafrir Cohen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | best ICQ# 16849755 | | friend _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
