Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc - eviltoast

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.

  • xavier666@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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.