[asterisk-users] Hide the plain text password

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On 02/15/2011 09:29 AM, C F wrote:
>>
>> "Security through obscurity" does not work with open source software.
>>
>
> What a bold statement, are you telling me it works with closed source
> software? :P

Depends on your definition of 'works' I guess :-)

With closed source software, it takes rather longer to figure out a way 
around the obscuring mechanism(s), but if enough people are interested 
in doing so, they will. With open source software, pretty much anyone 
can get around such mechanisms in a short period of time.

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Kevin P. Fleming
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