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Not an expert on AWS, but as this seems something that you may need to share and that cannot be easily changed, considering it a secret is just snake oil.
by baol 2y ago
Not an expert on AWS, but as this seems something that you may need to share and that cannot be easily changed, considering it a secret is just snake oil.
- remus 2y ago> ...considering it a secret is just snake oil. I'd think of it as more a defence in depth measure. It's not a secret, but taking some common sense steps to not spray it all over the place could slow down an attacker, and a lot of the time just making yourself a slightly harder target than the next guy is enough that an attacker will go in search of softer targets.
- jalk 2y agoAs the author writes: it's not a secret, anymore than your house adresse is, but it allows a burglar to recon and plan an attack