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Meta Deploys Authenticated Network Time Security Protocol
Original: NTS: Authenticated Time at Meta
Meta's engineering team has detailed its adoption of NTS, or Network Time Security, an extension of NTP that cryptographically authenticates time synchronization. The move protects Meta's servers from time spoofing attacks, which could undermine security features like certificates and authentication. Meta says accurate, trusted time is critical infrastructure for its global services.
Why now: Meta publicly shared its engineering implementation of secure time synchronization, a technical milestone of interest to infrastructure and security engineers.
Evidence
- NTS: Authenticated Time at Meta · Engineering at Meta
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