A security system is only as secure as its secret. Beware of pseudo-se…

Eric S. Raymond
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A security system is only as secure as its secret. Beware of pseudo-secrets. ✨ Eric S. Raymond (2001). The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary, p.46, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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