Does open source improve system security?

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TitleDoes open source improve system security?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsWitten, B, Landwehr, C, Caloyannides, M
Secondary TitleIEEE Software
Volume18
Number5
Pagination57–61
PublisherIEEE
Keywordssecurity
Abstract

An attacker
could examine
public source
code to find
flaws in a
system. So, is
source code
access a net
gain or loss for
security? The
authors
consider this
question from
several
perspectives
and tentatively
conclude that
having source
code available
should work in
favor of system
security.
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