On 2017-02-28 20:01:52 +0100, Carsten Leonhardt wrote: > Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.pro> writes: > > > On 27/02/17 21:26, Ben Hutchings wrote: > >> But ntpd is also known to have a large amount of code written > >> without as much regard for security as one would hope. It seems > >> like an unnecessary risk for most systems. > > > Thanks for that security tip, I'm tempted to get rid of some ntpd > > instances now, however a few more questions come to mind before I rush in: > > Have a look at openntpd, that's coded with security in mind.
But this doesn't apply to the Debian version, as documented. And it is buggy. I had to remove it from my machine because it did more harm than solving problems. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)