This article explains the benefits of a dedicated NTP server
Just as your computer is only as good as the software it is running, a time server is only as useful as the timing source it uses. Time servers are similar to other servers in that they are located on a network but the primary function of a time server is to supply timing information rather than storing or routing data.
For computers a time stamp is the only point of a reference a computer can use to establish a sequence of events. Timestamps are used in everything from sending an email to debugging a system and ensuring your network is secure.
This article explains the benefits of a dedicated NTP server
Just as your computer is only as good as the software it is running, a time server is only as useful as the timing source it uses. Time servers are similar to other servers in that they are located on a network but the primary function of a time server is to supply timing information rather than storing or routing data.
For computers a time stamp is the only point of a reference a computer can use to establish a sequence of events. Timestamps are used in everything from sending an email to debugging a system and ensuring your network is secure.
This article explores the phenomenon of NTP abuse and misuse and describes several methods and developments that can reduce the problems.
Thi article explains the importance of using an authenticated timing reference when using a NTP time server (Network Time Protocol)
NTP
(Network Time Protocol) synchronises networks to a single time source using
timestamps to represent the current time of the day, this is essential for time
sensitive transactions and many system applications such as email.
NTP is
therefore vulnerable to security threats, whether from a malicious hacker who
wants to alter the timestamp to commit fraud or a DDoS attack (Distributed
Denial of Service - normally caused by malicious malware that floods a server
with traffic) that blocks server access.
Network Time Protocol, or NTP as it is most commonly known, provides a mechanism to synchronise the time of computer devices and other network infrastructure. The protocol was originally developed for the Linux operating system by Dr D Mills of the University of Delaware. For more than two decades, NTP has provided time synchronisation of critical devices on the Internet making it one of the oldest protocols still in continuous operation. This article provides a brief overview of NTP and some of the technical phrases used in computer timing.