Network Time Server ? Choosing your Time Reference
There are hundreds of internet based timing sources that allow
computers running NTP to synchronise to a UTC time - however, there are
several drawbacks in relying on the Internet for a timing reference:
There are hundreds of internet based timing sources that allow computers running NTP to synchronise to a UTC time - however, there are several drawbacks in relying on the Internet for a timing reference:
Security is paramount for most computer networks and NTP, one of the Internet’s oldest protocols, is equipped with its own security measures in the form of authentication. Authentication verifies that each timestamp has come from the intended time reference by analysing a set of agreed encryption keys that are sent along with the timing information.
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