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Many security protocols use credentials that are only valid for a brief time. Here is a simple example of a problem caused by my server's time being more than 1
by pjungwir 11y ago
Many security protocols use credentials that are only valid for a brief time. Here is a simple example of a problem caused by my server's time being more than 10 minutes off from the time on S3:
http://illuminatedcomputing.com/posts/2015/04/paperclip_expiring_url_and_request_has_expired/ http://illuminatedcomputing.com/posts/2015/04/paperclip_expi...
- abrookewood 11y agoYep, security is a big one. Authentication & encryption can behave very unpredictably if your times are not in sync. So, you might not be able to login to a server, or connect via HTTPS etc