[ntpwg] Issues with the NTP draft -06

[Steve Kostecke]

Heiko Gerstung said:

>Using a public host key of the server would work as well. But I do not
>see that this helps in preventing loops, the only benefit I could see
>is if a server would carry all those unique IDs of all servers between
>the stratum 0 source and itself around and pass that list on to its
>downstream servers/clients. That would enable us to provide a "time
>trail" or a solution to the "traceable" time" stuff.

Autokey, when properly configured, provides exactly this capability.

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Steve Kostecke <kostecke at ntp.org>
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