Information about Schneier's Law
In computer security, Schneier's Law refers to a statement made by Bruce Schneier in his book Applied Cryptography, explaining why security through obscurity fails. The law effectively claims that a security system whose design remains secret itself is not necessarily secure.
The term "Schneier's Law" was coined by Cory Doctorow in his speech about Digital Rights Management for Microsoft Research.[1] The law is phrased as:
The term "Schneier's Law" was coined by Cory Doctorow in his speech about Digital Rights Management for Microsoft Research.[1] The law is phrased as:
| Any person can invent a security system so clever that she or he can't think of how to break it. |
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Computer security is a branch of information security applied to both theoretical and actual computer systems. Computer security is a branch of computer science that addresses enforcement of 'secure' behavior on the operation of computers.
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Bruce Schneier
Born 15 January 1963
Residence U.S.
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Born 15 January 1963
Residence U.S.
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Bruce Schneier
Born 15 January 1963
Residence U.S.
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Born 15 January 1963
Residence U.S.
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In cryptography and computer security, security through obscurity (sometimes security by obscurity) is a controversial principle in security engineering, which attempts to use secrecy (of design, implementation, etc.) to provide security.
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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
Born: July 17 1971
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: novelist, blogger
Genres: Science fiction, Cyberpunk
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Cory Doctorow
Born: July 17 1971
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: novelist, blogger
Genres: Science fiction, Cyberpunk
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Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and other copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices.
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Microsoft Research (MSR) is a division of Microsoft created in 1991 for researching various computer science topics and issues.
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Bruce Schneier
Born 15 January 1963
Residence U.S.
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Born 15 January 1963
Residence U.S.
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In cryptography and computer security, security through obscurity (sometimes security by obscurity) is a controversial principle in security engineering, which attempts to use secrecy (of design, implementation, etc.) to provide security.
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full disclosure means to disclose all the details of a security problem which are known. It is a philosophy of security management completely opposed to the idea of security through obscurity.
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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
Born: July 17 1971
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: novelist, blogger
Genres: Science fiction, Cyberpunk
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Cory Doctorow
Born: July 17 1971
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: novelist, blogger
Genres: Science fiction, Cyberpunk
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