Posts by: Daniel Waldron

NTP Authentication Explained

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Synchronising time across a network is fraught with security risks and Network Time Protocol is a target for exploitation. However, NTP has a way of stopping hackers from messing with your network’s time synchronisation. Discover secure authentication and the role it plays in protecting NTP.

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NTP authentication

What Is NTP? Network Time Protocol Explained

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NTP (Network Time Protocol) is one of the oldest parts of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP) suites. NTP is a networking protocol used to synchronize the time on computer clocks in a network. Network Time Protocol is often underestimated, yet critical systems rely on it everyday. So, what is NTP?

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What is NTP?