Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Re: messaging

Hey,

> I thought that main issue that TLS layer requires already good time,
> otherwise certificates in the chain may not pass the verification.

That is valid too, however the reason is explained in ntpd.conf(5)

> ntpd(8) can be configured to query the `Date' from trusted HTTPS
> servers via TLS. This time information is not used for precision but
> acts as an authenticated constraint, thereby reducing the impact of
> unauthenticated NTP man-in-the-middle attacks. Received NTP packets
> with time information falling outside of a range near the constraint
> will be discarded and such NTP servers will be marked as invalid.

Take care,
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Polarian
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