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Yes, making security breaches harder for attackers at zero cost is obviously good. But obscurity does not have zero cost if it makes the system less efficient to operate. Having multiple cars in a presidential convoy is inefficient; using non-standard ports adds complexity; obfuscating data makes debugging harder; etc.


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