[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] Add a caveat about the non-uses of authentication.

[Eric S. Raymond]

Eric S. Raymond pushed to branch master at NTPsec / ntpsec


Commits:
69977b24 by Eric S. Raymond at 2019-03-02T21:47:20Z
Add a caveat about the non-uses of authentication.

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1 changed file:

- docs/authentic.adoc


Changes:

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docs/authentic.adoc
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@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ include::includes/authopt.adoc[]
 
 Authentication support allows the NTP client to verify that the server
 is in fact known and trusted and not an intruder accidentally
-or intentionally masquerading as that server.
+or intentionally masquerading as that server.  It does nothing
+to verify or guarantee correct time, nor does it even conceal
+timestamp information from anyone who can watch the traffic.
 
 There are three forms of authentication: MAC, NTS, and MS-SNTP.  This
 section describes all three. Each is configured separately for each



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