Beginner Cybersecurity & Cryptography
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What is security through obscurity?

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The correct answer is B) Relying on secrecy of implementation or design details as a primary security measure — generally considered a weak, supplementary approach

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Correct Answer

Relying on secrecy of implementation or design details as a primary security measure — generally considered a weak, supplementary approach

Explanation

Security through obscurity (hiding algorithms, source code) is not a standalone security measure. Kerckhoffs's principle: a system should be secure even if everything about it except the key is public.

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