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Re: [Ntp] Splitting the Roughtime draft?

Hal Murray <hmurray@megapathdsl.net> Sun, 31 January 2021 09:06 UTC

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marcus@dansarie.se said:
> I think we need to be very clear about the fact that all trust in Roughtime
> is rooted in the long-term keys and that they are expected to be valid for a
> very long time indeed. 

How long is "very long"?

I've been trying to figure out how to use Roughtime to get NTS off the ground 
when the time isn't known/trusted yet.  If it needs long term keys, is there 
any advantage to long-term Roughtime keys as compared to trusted certificates 
with a long lifetime?

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