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Original date posted:2018-01-30
π Original message:On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:54 PM, Gregory Maxwell via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 9:40 PM, Tier Nolan via bitcoin-dev
> <bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> if there were tighter time requirements in the protocol
> miners would address them by running NTP which as an _astounding_ lack
> of security in terms of how it is commonly deployed.
>
Could you say a few more words about this lack of security? Or share a link
if you have one. I know very little about NTPs.
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π Original message:On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:54 PM, Gregory Maxwell via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 9:40 PM, Tier Nolan via bitcoin-dev
> <bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> if there were tighter time requirements in the protocol
> miners would address them by running NTP which as an _astounding_ lack
> of security in terms of how it is commonly deployed.
>
Could you say a few more words about this lack of security? Or share a link
if you have one. I know very little about NTPs.
> _______________________________________________
> bitcoin-dev mailing list
> bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org
> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
>
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