[thelist] 403 or 404?

Ken Moore psm2713 at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 6 09:18:00 CDT 2007


Hi all,


"Hassan Schroeder" wrote:
>Keep 'em guessing :-)

Not only that, most hackers are looking for a challange. Why challange them?

There is not really a disgreement here. Yes, put in security measures that 
make the cost far more costly than the prize to the hacker. But you should 
also keep a low profile, if possible.

Keep your mouth shut. Keep your head down.

Ken


>
>On 6/6/07, Ken Moore <psm2713 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > IMHO, you should not tell interlopers any more than they need to know.
>
>And to quote (partially) the RFC re' response code 404:
>
>     This status code is commonly used when the server does not wish
>     to reveal exactly why the request has been refused, or when no
>     other response is applicable.
>
><http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.5>
>
>Keep 'em guessing :-)
>
>--
>Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ hassan.schroeder at gmail.com
>--

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