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).
Paper
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.
