[ntp:questions] SSL time request

David Woolley david at ex.djwhome.demon.invalid
Sun May 22 08:43:25 UTC 2011


Danny Mayer wrote:

> 
> Note that SSL is *not* secure when it comes to time since the SSL
> certificate is in turn dependent on time. The autokey protocol deals
> with that issue.

In this context, I would use a self signed certificate with as near an 
indefinite expiry date as possible. I'd check, in the code, for dates 
outside that range.




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