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====Security through obscurity====
====Security through obscurity====
[[Security through obscurity|Obscuring]], or hiding, a product's information increases the time a person or organization would need to take to fully understand how a product works. While this will delay the discovery of security vulnerabilities{{Citation needed|reason=needs verifiability}} it can never stop them{{Citation needed|reason=Who?}}, in addition obscuring product information prevents maintenance of products by the consumer, violating their [[Right to Repair|right to repair]]. {{Citation needed|reason=needs verifiability}}
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Obscuring, or hiding, a product's information increases the time a person or organization would need to take to fully understand how a product works. While this will delay the discovery of security vulnerabilities{{Citation needed|reason=needs verifiability}} it can never stop them{{Citation needed|reason=Who?}}, in addition obscuring product information prevents maintenance of products by the consumer, violating their [[Right to Repair|right to repair]]. {{Citation needed|reason=needs verifiability}}


====Security through authorization====
====Security through authorization====