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daeken | 1 month ago

> Real security systems don't publicize how they work.

175 years of history would disagree with you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity

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jappgar|1 month ago

That old saw. Downvote all you want. Adversarial engineering does indeed rely on obscurity, they just don't tell you that.

daeken|1 month ago

I've been working in security for more than 20 years and have seen the deleterious effects of security through obscurity first-hand. Why does "adversarial engineering" rely on obscurity?