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Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by KelsonV to c/technology
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STS (Secure Time Seeding) uses server time from SSL handshakes, which is fine when talking to other Microsoft servers, but other implementations put random data in that field to prevent fingerprinting.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If I've learned one thing from the last decade of movie and TV sci-fi, it's that you always need to account for the possibility of time travel.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminds me of a "bug" in a genealogy software which crashed for a client. Turns out the client had incest and entering the relation in the software caused a loop in the family tree.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why put "bug" in quotes? If a program crashes because of unexpected user input, that's always a bug.

[–] deafboy 3 points 1 year ago

Unexpected input 😏