David Schwartz wrote: > "Danny Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>No it is not a flaw in the protocol design. It would be if it were put >>in. The address doesn't belong there, it belongs in the IP header which >>the receiving server always gets. > > > It is a flaw. Its absence requires the receiver to assume that the > origin address of the UDP packet received is the IP address of the sending > server. This assumption may or may not be correct. But if the address were > in there, the assumption would not be needed. >
Absolutely not. That would be a layering violation. Verification is done through key exchange and the MAC section in the NTP packet. Danny > DS _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
