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- [Principles](#principles) - [Principles](#principles)
- [All Models Are Wrong (George Box's Law)](#all-models-are-wrong-george-boxs-law) - [All Models Are Wrong (George Box's Law)](#all-models-are-wrong-george-boxs-law)
- [Chesterton's Fence](#chestertons-fence) - [Chesterton's Fence](#chestertons-fence)
- [Kerckhoffs's principle](#kerckhoffss-principle)
- [The Dead Sea Effect](#the-dead-sea-effect) - [The Dead Sea Effect](#the-dead-sea-effect)
- [The Dilbert Principle](#the-dilbert-principle) - [The Dilbert Principle](#the-dilbert-principle)
- [The Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule)](#the-pareto-principle-the-8020-rule) - [The Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule)](#the-pareto-principle-the-8020-rule)
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The name of this principle comes from a story by [G.K. Chesterton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton). A man comes across a fence crossing the middle of the road. He complains to the mayor that this useless fence is getting in the way, and asks to remove it. The mayor asks why the fence is there in the first place. When the man says he doesn't know, the mayor says, "If you don't know its purpose, I certainly won't let you remove it. Go and find out the use of it, and then I may let you destroy it." The name of this principle comes from a story by [G.K. Chesterton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton). A man comes across a fence crossing the middle of the road. He complains to the mayor that this useless fence is getting in the way, and asks to remove it. The mayor asks why the fence is there in the first place. When the man says he doesn't know, the mayor says, "If you don't know its purpose, I certainly won't let you remove it. Go and find out the use of it, and then I may let you destroy it."
### Kerckhoffs's principle
[Kerckhoffs's principle on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerckhoffs%27s_principle)
> ...design your system assuming that your opponents know it in detail.
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> _Steven M. Bellovin's formulation of Kerckhoff's Principle_
This principle of cryptography was an axiom created by cryptographer Auguste Kerckhoffs. He stated that a cryptosystem should be secure, even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge. Not to be confused with [_"security through obscurity"_](#todo).
The gold standard for any secret-keeping system is that implementation details should be publicly distributed, without sacrificing or compromising security of said system.
The history of cryptography has shown that open discussion and analysis of cryptographic systems leads to better and more secure systems - as researchers are able to test for and expose potential vulnerabilities.
- [Shannon's Maxim](#todo)
### The Dead Sea Effect ### The Dead Sea Effect
[The Dead Sea Effect on Bruce F. Webster](http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-dead-sea-effect/) [The Dead Sea Effect on Bruce F. Webster](http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-dead-sea-effect/)