That is correct. The current time is not considered secret info. The purpose of the auth keys is not to authorize the clients to the server, but so that the clients can be sure they are really talking to the authorized server.
qwe qwe wrote: > Ntp.conf content: > enable auth > > But xntpd answer to unauthorized(not signed) request. > > Is this right? > -- > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > ntp-discuss mailing list > ntp-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ntp-discuss -- blu There are two rules in life: Rule 1- Don't tell people everything you know ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Utterback - Solaris RPE, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Ph:877-259-7345, Em:brian.utterback-at-ess-you-enn-dot-kom