Open source, less secure?
Disturbing article on C:net regarding a ruling affecting software radios:
Mobile-gadget makers are starting to take advantage of software-defined radio, a new technology allowing a single device to receive signals from multiple sources, including television stations and cell phone networks.
But a new federal rule set to take effect Friday could mean that radios built on “open-source elements” may encounter a more sluggish path to market-or, in the worst case scenario, be shut out altogether. U.S. regulators, it seems, believe the inherently public nature of open-source code makes it more vulnerable to hackers, leaving “a high burden to demonstrate that it is sufficiently secure.”
Security through obscurity is a red herring at best, false security at the very least.
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