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Kerckhoffs's principle holds that the strength of a secure system should not depend on the secrecy of its design, but on the secrecy of the key.
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UnverifiedKerckhoffs's principle was proposed by Dutch cryptographer Auguste Kerckhoffs in 1883, asserting that a cryptographic system should remain secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge.78% similarUnverifiedOne should rely on defense in depth rather than single-point concealment, including strong authentication, the principle of least privilege, encryption, audit logs, and timely patching.76% similar
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