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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The idea with which security measures are developed, is that the entire system is know by the attacker.

This means, a secure system is secure by design, not by obscurity. This makes math proof easier as well.

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