Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:12:09 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Chris Nehren <cnehren+freebsd-security@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ntpd vulnerabilities Message-ID: <861tnrz8wm.fsf@nine.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20141222185238.GA3308@behemoth.lan> (Chris Nehren's message of "Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:52:38 -0500") References: <252350272.1812596.1419241828431.JavaMail.zimbra@cleverbridge.com> <B6AF154A-FE22-4357-9031-91D661FD7E57@localhost.lu> <F7FACD2F-3AFE-4717-B4B9-B54A6FC70458@localhost.lu> <201412221745.KAA28186@mail.lariat.net> <20141222185238.GA3308@behemoth.lan>
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Chris Nehren <cnehren+freebsd-security@pobox.com> writes: > Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> writes: > > I'd like to propose that FreeBSD move to OpenNTPD, which appears to > > have none of the [...] vulnerabilities that are present in ntpd. > [...] I am reticent to support more software going into the base > system. It should be small enough to build itself and bootstrap the > ports tree, with very little else. I absolutely agree. If we replace the NTP suite, it will be with a minimal SNTP client, although no decision has been made. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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