Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in draft-ietf-data-minimization
"Dieter Sibold" <dsibold.ietf@gmail.com> Tue, 26 March 2019 10:05 UTC
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From: Dieter Sibold <dsibold.ietf@gmail.com>
To: Harlan Stenn <stenn@nwtime.org>
Cc: Watson Ladd <watsonbladd@gmail.com>, ntp@ietf.org
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:05:02 +0100
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Subject: Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in draft-ietf-data-minimization
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Dieter Sibold dsibold.ietf@gmail.com On 26 Mar 2019, at 10:47, Harlan Stenn wrote: > On 3/26/2019 2:41 AM, Watson Ladd wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 9:02 AM Harlan Stenn <stenn@nwtime.org >> <mailto:stenn@nwtime.org>> wrote: >> >> In my opinion, draft-ietf-ntp-data-minimization-04, like its -03 >> predecessor, exclusively focuses on ways to expose as little >> information >> as possible and completely ignores and discounts the costs or >> problems >> that can and in some cases will occur if its recommendations are >> followed. >> >> If my claims are accepted, section 1. Introduction of >> draft-ietf-ntp-data-minimization should be appropriately >> rewritten to >> remove its incorrect, or at least misleading, claims, and many of >> the >> “SHOULD” recommendations in the document should be changed to >> “MAY”. >> >> In particular, draft-ietf-ntp-data-minimization blindly and >> explicitly >> recommends setting LI, the poll interval, and the REFID to 0, >> with no >> offered analysis for the costs or benefits of the effects of >> these >> recommendations. >> >> In this email I’ll use a leap second event to illustrate these >> points. >> >> Regardless of whether or not you believe leap smearing is >> “good”, there >> are time servers out there that only offer correct time, some >> that only >> offer leap-smeared time, and some that offer one or the other - >> depending on how they’re asked. >> >> For better or worse, a noticeable group of time server operators >> now >> offer leap-smeared time in response to NTP mode 3 (client) >> requests. >> Sometimes this is what the clients want, sometimes it is not. >> Regardless, there is clear value and benefit in being able to see >> if: >> >> a server is offering correct, or leap-smeared time >> a client is following a correct, or a leap-smearing server >> >> Let’s look a the poll interval first. If a server knows a >> leap second >> event is coming, it is in a position to look at the poll interval >> from >> the client and send back a recommended poll interval that will >> make sure >> the client properly handles leap second handling. Yes, even if >> the >> client “lies” and doesn’t tell the server its actual poll >> interval, the >> server can respond conservatively, and be responsible to the >> client. >> This behavior may well cause an unnecessary increase in the >> server load. >> It is also possible that the server may choose to remember the >> IP and >> port of the incoming request to independently try and verify the >> actual >> poll interval used. But this is also a case of cost-shifting, >> and I am >> opposed to it. >> >> >> Alternatively clients can ensure that they pull at least once every >> 24 >> hours so they will know when a second happens. > > Are these clients leap-second aware? If so, that's probably true. > > If they are not leap second aware then you're talking about clients > that > don't place a high value on accurate time synchronization, so they > don't > care. > > This is not the client population that will have problems with data > minimization. From my point of view these are arguments against leap-smearing and not against the data minimization draft which from my point of view is mandatory since it meet modern regulation requirements such as the eu gdpr. - Dieter > > -- > Harlan Stenn, Network Time Foundation > http://nwtime.org - be a Member! > > _______________________________________________ > ntp mailing list > ntp@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ntp
- [Ntp] Objections to the current language in draft… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Watson Ladd
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Dieter Sibold
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Martin Burnicki
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Miroslav Lichvar
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Heiko Gerstung
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… kristof.teichel
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… kristof.teichel
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Martin Burnicki
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Martin Burnicki
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Harlan Stenn
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Heiko Gerstung
- Re: [Ntp] Objections to the current language in d… Martin Burnicki