David Schwartz wrote: > "David L. Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>David, >> >>That's what the server private seed is for. It is never divulged. > > > If it's never divulged, how can you use it to tell you who sent you the > packet? > > For example, suppose I have two servers, A and B. A is talking to a > third server C. I wish to determine if a server B is talking to is that same > server C, or a distinct server, D. How will a session hash help me do that? > On the other hand, a public server ID that is globally unique *will* help me > do that. The source IP won't, because a single machine can have multiple > addresses. >
That's what the refid is for. Danny > DS _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
