http://www.securityweek.com/obscurity-not-security-or-it
While obscuring website code, server architecture, and security mechanisms doesn’t provide bullet-proof security on its own, it can be effective...
By this point, everyone has probably heard the phrase, “Obscurity is not security.” Or some variation thereof. Technically, it’s true. No matter how obscure you make something, it doesn’t make it impossible to “crack.” It just makes it more difficult. That’s because whatever you do to obscure something, you can always reverse your way out of it to get the clear picture again. The time it takes to achieve clarity just depends on how obscure you make it.
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