Best practices for connecting to NTP servers

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Netnod provides critical infrastructure support ranging from interconnection services and Internet Exchanges to time services, DNS services and root server operations. With a worldwide reputation for its services and the expertise of its staff, Netnod ensures a stable and secure Internet for the Nordics and beyond. Established in 1996 as a neutral and independent Internet infrastructure organisation, Netnod is fully owned by the non-profit foundation TU-stiftelsen (Stiftelsen för Telematikens utveckling). More information is available at: www.netnod.se

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2020-03-26 14:56

Press release

New milestone in Network Time Security as Internet Draft approved

Stockholm, Sweden - 27 March 2020 - Netnod, a leading provider of interconnection and DNS services, is pleased to announce that the Internet Draft ‘Network Time Security for the Network Time Protocol’ has been approved as a Proposed Standard.

2020-04-17 13:25

Blog post

How do you know what time it is?

At Netnod we are really interested in time. We provide one of the first Network Time Protocol (NTP) services to be enabled with Network Time Security (NTS). We also provide Precision Time Protocol (PTP) services for organisations that need to ensu...

2020-04-23 09:32

Press release

Important update for NTS clients following updates to draft protocol

An incompatible change was made to the NTS protocol in version 26 of the draft (https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-ntp-using-nts-for-ntp-26). This means that old NTS clients following the behaviour before version 26 will not work with servers ...

2021-10-28 09:32

Blog post

Why accurate and secure time is the key to 21st century energy

The transformation of the energy sector seems to me one of the most interesting and important challenges facing society today. So in this industry Q&A, I talk with Tommy Wahlman, Programme Manager at the Swedish Energy Agency, about some of the dr...