Re: [Ntp] NTPv5: big picture

Daniel Franke <dfoxfranke@gmail.com> Wed, 06 January 2021 16:32 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Ntp] NTPv5: big picture
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On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 3:16 AM Hal Murray <hmurray@megapathdsl.net> wrote:

> The context was adding something like a way to distribute a supported
> features
> list without polluting the KE protocol.
>

This isn't pollution at all! Negotiating little bits of information that
define how the session should proceed is exactly what NTS-KE is designed
for, and the reason it includes a large space for defining new record
types, and a critical bit so that you don't have to rely on the other party
understanding the records you send it.