From 121c8161502a1a7b9b3d73c3dfd42c07023b8c5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Micay
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:54:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] explain our server time sync setup
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static/faq.html | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html
index ad56146b..b66c5428 100644
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+++ b/static/faq.html
@@ -896,7 +896,9 @@
by default, and OEMs can choose the priority order). Network time
updates are security sensitive since certificate validation depends on
having an accurate time, but the standard NTP / SNTP protocols used
- across most OSes have no authentication or encryption.
+ across most OSes have no authentication. Our servers obtain the time
+ from 6 independent NTP servers with NTS for authentication where at
+ least 3 servers need to agree on the time for it to be updated.
We plan to offer a toggle to use the standard functionality instead of
HTTPS-based time updates in order to blend in with other devices.