Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:58:53 +0000 From: Joe Holden <lists@rewt.org.uk> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ntpd replacement (Was: Re: Import of DragonFly Mail Agent) Message-ID: <530B6C3D.1080906@rewt.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <45663.1393256407@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <20140223211155.GS1699@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <CAFY7cWBh0ThajQpK4wZYj0wPrhTL608wtNDQNvOLnryjp4_jCg@mail.gmail.com> <530B13CA.6000005@rewt.org.uk> <33612.1393235765@critter.freebsd.dk> <20140224100036.GA1699@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <530B2500.5030608@rewt.org.uk> <37319.1393239415@critter.freebsd.dk> <530B2750.3050200@rewt.org.uk> <20140224110842.GA83610@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <530B2953.3030901@rewt.org.uk> <20140224111745.GA13864@roberto-aw.eurocontrol.fr> <530B2C7E.3050208@rewt.org.uk> <530B2DEE.3030808@rewt.org.uk> <45248.1393249947@critter.freebsd.dk> <530B666A.1000800@rewt.org.uk> <45663.1393256407@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On 24/02/2014 15:40, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <530B666A.1000800@rewt.org.uk>, Joe Holden writes: > >>> Please check how NTP is authenticated before giving bad advice, >>> it's all in the RFC. >>> >> v3 or v4? It is an optional part of the spec in both cases and again >> isn't required for 99% of people using ntpd as a client, which was the >> entire point of this exercise in the first place. > > Authentication of NTP is rapidly gaining focus these days, for obvious > reasons, so I think adopting software now which don't support it would > be needlessly shortsighted. > > 3 years ago I would have agree with you, but not now. > Fair enough, that isn't the real problem we are facing but rather than derail this thread even further I think it would be best to discuss that another day :)
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