Re: [chrony-users] NTS: Limiting

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Hi,

Am 19.01.21 um 18:18 schrieb Kurt Roeckx:
> Using only the Let's Encrypt root CA is what you want to do.
> The name in the certificate is checked against the hostname you've
> put in the config. So if you only trust Let's encrypt, you're
> also limiting it to matching hostnames issued by Let's encrypt.

No, that's not as strict / secure as checking for specific certificates
issued by a given CA.

All security then comes down to what kind of servers I have specified in
my configuration. In case of pools, etc., there might be somewhat of an
attack surface.

Best regards,
Karol Babioch

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