From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 24 15:40:10 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 306A4BBE for ; Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:40:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from phk.freebsd.dk (phk.freebsd.dk [130.225.244.222]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDD671493 for ; Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:40:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (critter.freebsd.dk [192.168.61.3]) by phk.freebsd.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB8A23AE30; Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:40:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id s1OFe7gf045664; Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:40:08 GMT (envelope-from phk@phk.freebsd.dk) To: Joe Holden Subject: Re: ntpd replacement (Was: Re: Import of DragonFly Mail Agent) In-reply-to: <530B666A.1000800@rewt.org.uk> From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" References: <20140223211155.GS1699@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <530B13CA.6000005@rewt.org.uk> <33612.1393235765@critter.freebsd.dk> <20140224100036.GA1699@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <530B2500.5030608@rewt.org.uk> <37319.1393239415@critter.freebsd.dk> <530B2750.3050200@rewt.org.uk> <20140224110842.GA83610@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <530B2953.3030901@rewt.org.uk> <20140224111745.GA13864@roberto-aw.eurocontrol.fr> <530B2C7E.3050208@rewt.org.uk> <530B2DEE.3030808@rewt.org.uk> <45248.1393249947@critter.freebsd.dk> <530B666A.1000800@rewt.org.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:40:07 +0000 Message-ID: <45663.1393256407@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:40:10 -0000 In message <530B666A.1000800@rewt.org.uk>, Joe Holden writes: >> Please check how NTP is authenticated before giving bad advice, >> it's all in the RFC. >> >v3 or v4? It is an optional part of the spec in both cases and again >isn't required for 99% of people using ntpd as a client, which was the >entire point of this exercise in the first place. Authentication of NTP is rapidly gaining focus these days, for obvious reasons, so I think adopting software now which don't support it would be needlessly shortsighted. 3 years ago I would have agree with you, but not now. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.