security by obscurity

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An attempt to increase security by keeping elements of a security strategy secret; for example, concealing the specific algorithm implemented in a cryptographic system or keeping a password secret. Quite often, security by obscurity efforts can be easily defeated and may provide a misleading sense of security. Contrast with Kerckhoffs' law. See OPSEC.

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