[time-nuts] When NTP goes wrong...

[Rob Seaman]

Mark Sims said:

> Ars Technica just put up a piece on the effects of various attacks on NTP with a link to the original paper.
> 
> http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/new-attacks-on-network-time-protocol-can-defeat-https-and-create-chaos/


The Network Time Foundation (through Harlan Stenn’s hard work) has already released a patch synchronized with the publication of the referenced paper from Boston University:

	http://nwtime.org/ntf-releases-ntp-security-patches-ntp-4-2-8p4/

Many of the comments on the Ars Technica piece are quite naive regarding timekeeping issues. This reflects an ongoing need for public education that Time-nuts as well as NTF can help supply.

Rob Seaman