My original question got drowned amidst all this vibrant discussions! Do folks already use or plan to use Autokey for NTP?
Glen On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 10:23:07PM -0800, Paul Ferguson wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Glen Kent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I was wondering what most folks use for NTP security? >> > >> > Do they use the low cost, light weight symmetric key cryptographic >> > protection method using MD5 or do folks go in for full digital >> > signatures and X.509 certificates (AutoKey Security)? >> > >> >> I'm just wondering -- in globak scheme of security issue, is NTP >> security a major issue? >> >> Just curious. >> >> - ferg > > depends on your POV... in a dns context, TSIG and DNSSEC validation > depend on accurate time - failure to resolve data because of a time > slip > might be considered a significantissue. > > --bill >
