Eli5: Why can’t open source software easily be hacked?

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Typically a source code leak is a safety danger. But with open source applications it is available from the start. How do you prevent people from intruding when all safety measurements can be plainly seen?

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Closed source code is not likely written to be robust and hack/crack resistant as it relies more on fulfilling its purpose and trust the cryptography / obfuscation won’t be break . Open source code starts with the premise it should be built robustly ( at release or have a great foundation to be easily secured/modernized , modular and so ) .

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