Usually means: Hiding details to secure systems.
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  1. security through obscurity: Wiktionary
  2. security through obscurity: Dictionary.com
  3. Security through obscurity: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. security through obscurity: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. security through obscurity: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Security through obscurity)

noun:  In security engineering, security through obscurity is the practice of concealing the details or mechanisms of a system to enhance its security.


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