Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

security through obscurity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: se-cu-ri-ty through ob-scu-ri-ty
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

The habit or practice of relying on a potential attacker's lack of knowledge will maintain security.

Example Sentences

"This security through obscurity proved adequate for our prototype, but it was unacceptable for a turnin service in wide use."
"According to security-through-obscurity advocates, if we carefully hide our gaping vulnerabilities from our enemies, the bad guys will give up in frustration when they cannot easily find holes."
"Things such as security through obscurity become common practices that usually have damaging results."

Inflected Forms

security by obscurity (alternative) security-by-obscurity (alternative) security-through-obscurity (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

steganography Kerckhoffs's principle security by design

Questions

What does security through obscurity mean?: The habit or practice of relying on a potential attacker's lack of knowledge will maintain security.

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