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Is open source software more secure or less secure ?
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<blockquote data-quote="jetman" data-source="post: 934092" data-attributes="member: 63028"><p>It is normally asumed that 'open source' software is more secure. </p><p></p><p>Presumably this is because the source code is open to inspection. It is assumed that good-natured programmers will examine the code and report any vulnerabilities they find.</p><p></p><p>But is this really the case ? There would be huge financial rewards for breaking the secuirity in open source products such as Bitwarden . It seems to me that the bad guys would be far more motivated to look at the source code than any good guys. So doesn't making the code open source just make things easier for the criminals ?</p><p></p><p>Isn't it better to keep the source code hidden away as much as possible ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jetman, post: 934092, member: 63028"] It is normally asumed that 'open source' software is more secure. Presumably this is because the source code is open to inspection. It is assumed that good-natured programmers will examine the code and report any vulnerabilities they find. But is this really the case ? There would be huge financial rewards for breaking the secuirity in open source products such as Bitwarden . It seems to me that the bad guys would be far more motivated to look at the source code than any good guys. So doesn't making the code open source just make things easier for the criminals ? Isn't it better to keep the source code hidden away as much as possible ? [/QUOTE]
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