minus-squareLemvi@lemmy.sdf.orgtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why is open source software assumed to be secure? linkfedilinkarrow-up180·17 days agoThe code being public helps with spotting issues or backdoors. In practice, “security by obscurity” doesn’t really work. The code’s security should hinge on the quality of the code itself, not on the amount of people that know it. linkfedilink
minus-squareLemvi@lemmy.sdf.orgtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you name your cars, if so what have you named them?linkfedilinkarrow-up5·28 days agoLumpi, in German “Lumpen” means “rag” or “rags”, its a 20 year old Dacia Sandero with 170.000 kilometers. linkfedilink
The code being public helps with spotting issues or backdoors.
In practice, “security by obscurity” doesn’t really work. The code’s security should hinge on the quality of the code itself, not on the amount of people that know it.