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Re: What package contains the time daemon?



Vincent Lefevre writes:
> Unfortunately none of them is secure, I mean: some attacker won't tend
> to make the date on your machine incorrect because of lack of
> authentication.

http://www.ntp.org/ntpfaq/NTP-s-config-adv.htm

See section 6.6.2, Authentication

Even without it, though, sucessfully spoofing all four of the servers
you use would be challenging.
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA


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