Re: Question on Loosely Synchronized Router Clocks

["James R. Cutler" <james.cutler () consultant com>]

Kerberos does not assume clock synchronization.
Kerberos requires reasonable clock synchronization.
And, as near as I can tell, clock synchronization is not part of the 
Kerberos protocol.

Kick me if I err in this.

        Cutler

At 9/19/2007 08:14 AM -0400, Jeff McAdams wrote:
Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>> ... is it reasonable to assume clock synchronization in the rest
>> of our design?

> In general, it is not.  I can't think of any existing protocol that
> does, actually.

Kerberos.
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Jeff McAdams
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