RewriteCond is a mechanism to redirect under certain conditions.

Security becomes irrelevant if the whole Apache module is broken.

I don't see how it becomes irrelevant. It's as if I have a door in the entrance to my building that serves multiple purposes, such as holding the company logo and keeping the A/C-controlled air in, and then someone smashes the door with a sledgehammer. The fact that all of the door's functionality stopped working doesn't make the security aspect of not having a door irrelevant.

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mgaunard 2 days ago | parent [-]

A better analogy is that you decided to replace your door with a new one, and before installation you notice that it is smashed to pieces and can't be used.

	▲	falcor84 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I'll take that. But in this case it's even worse, as apparently they never bothered to check if the door is in one piece and just screwed the smashed pieces onto the hinges regardless. So now it's not working as a door neither functionally nor security-wise, but it took someone visiting from outside to see that the emperor has no door.