A Security Analysis of Version 2 of the Network Time Protocol NTP: A Report to the Privacy and Security Research Group

Citation

• M. Bishop, “A Security Analysis of Version 2 of the Network Time Protocol NTP: A Report to the Privacy and Security Research Group”, Technical Report PCS-TR91-154, Dept. of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755 (Aug. 1990).

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Abstract

The Network Time Protocol is being used throughout the Internet to provide an accurate time service. This paper examines the security requirements of such a service, analyzes version 2 of the NTP protocol to determine how well it meets these requirements, and suggests improvements where appropriate.