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Tag: NTP

  • chrony NTS certificate reload

    chrony NTS certificate reload

    The chrony NTS daemon has no way to automatically reload its NTS certificate. A quick hack fixes this.

  • Network Time Security: NTS articles overview

    Network Time Security: NTS articles overview

    NTP, the Network Time Protocol, is the way most computers and mobile devices obtain their time through. NTS (Network Time Security) is to NTP what HTTPS is to HTTP. It also is as easy to upgrade as upgrading to HTTPS is these days: No effort for the client, just adding a certificate for the server.…

  • Debugging NTS problems

    Debugging NTS problems

    Debugging is hard, debugging security protocols doubly so. And there are not many tools and how-to’s available for NTS yet. So, here’s a (short) list of NTS problems I have seen and some tricks for debugging them.

  • NTS and dynamic IP addresses

    NTS and dynamic IP addresses

    Good news is that NTS relies on DNS names, no longer “naked” IP addresses. But what happens when the DNS name changes, pointing to a different IP address? A look at the protocol, the Chrony source, and the implications.

  • Configuring an NTS-capable NTP server

    Configuring an NTS-capable NTP server

    The choice of Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers supporting NTS is still very limited. Here is some advice to get it to run smooth and trustworty.

  • Transparent, Trustworthy Time with NTP and NTS

    Transparent, Trustworthy Time with NTP and NTS

    «Time is Money», as the old adage says. Who controls the time, controls all kinds of operations and businesses around the world. And therefore, controls the world. Today, we all take accurate time for granted. Even though, today, it is delivered over the Internet mostly unsecured. But this is easy to change.