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[PHP-DOC] cvs: phpdoc /en/chapters security.xml
by jim winstead other posts by this author
Dec 18 2001 11:18PM messages near this date
[PHP-DOC] cvs: phpdoc /de language-snippets.ent | [PHP-DOC] cvs: phpdoc /en/functions mbstring.xml
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

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