cvs: phpdoc /en/chapters security.xml
| From: | jim winstead | Date: | Tue, 18 Dec 2001 23:18:36 +0000 |
| Subject: | cvs: phpdoc /en/chapters security.xml | ||
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jimw Tue Dec 18 18:18:36 2001 EDT
Modified files:
/phpdoc/en/chapters security.xml
Log:
a little more warning about the weakness of security by obscurity
Index: phpdoc/en/chapters/security.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/chapters/security.xml:1.38 phpdoc/en/chapters/security.xml:1.39
--- phpdoc/en/chapters/security.xml:1.38 Wed Dec 12 15:46:31 2001
+++ phpdoc/en/chapters/security.xml Tue Dec 18 18:18:36 2001
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.38 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.39 $ -->
<chapter id="security">
<title>Security</title>
@@ -762,6 +762,10 @@
<sect1 id="security.hiding">
<title>Hiding PHP</title>
+ <para>
+ In general, security by obscurity is one of the weakest forms of security.
+ But in some cases, every little bit of extra security is desirable.
+ </para>
<para>
A few simple techniques can help to hide PHP, possibly slowing
down an attacker who is attempting to discover weaknesses in your