Re: service version disclosure

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On 01/06/2012 11:31 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> yes, i know it is security by obscurity
> but does it hurt?

Yes, it hurts.

It hurts every time we make life a little more difficult to satisfy
someone's misguided idea of "securitee".  I refer you to the
Transportation Security Administration if you have any doubt of this.

(And I'm speaking as someone who has helped my customers fight the
automated security scan vs. backporting battle.)

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Ian Pilcher                                         arequipeno@xxxxxxxxx
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