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Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:18:22 -0500
From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@...thhorseman.net>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: leap seconds and security [was: Re: can we talk about secure time?]
On 12/21/2014 01:25 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> There is a serious proposal to phase out leap seconds (no URL handy right
> now),
Lots of good references on wp for those who are interested in the details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second#Proposal_to_abolish_leap_seconds
short version: the proposal is controversial and many people seem to
still think "further study" is needed.
If anyone from oss-security can make a concrete argument for why leap
seconds are a serious risk for computer security, that would probably be
useful information to pass along:
http://www.gps.gov/cgsic/timing/2014-resolution/
--dkg
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