[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4155: Let's hide the version number from public display

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Tue Apr 17 14:49:21 GMT 2007


#4155: Let's hide the version number from public display
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 Reporter:  drmike          |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect          |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:  2.4      
Component:  Administration  |      Version:           
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:                  |  
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Comment (by Otto42):

 -1

 There's also a dozen other ways to determine version (it's included in
 nearly every theme, for example). If somebody is running a hackable
 version, they need to upgrade to a non-hackable one. Security by obscurity
 ain't going to work.

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