TLSDATE(1) User Manuals TLSDATE(1)NAMEtlsdate-helper - secure parasitic rdate replacement
SYNOPSIStlsdate-helper host port protocol ca_racket verbose certdir setclock
showtime timewarp leapaway proxy-type://proxyhost:proxyport httpmode
DESCRIPTIONtlsdate-helper is a tool for setting the system clock by hand or by
communication with the network. It does not set the Real Time Clock. It
is designed to be as secure as TLS (RFC 2246) but of course the secu‐
rity of TLS is often reduced to whichever CA racket you believe is
trustworthy. By default, tlsdate-helper trusts your local CA root store
- so any of these companies could assist in a MITM attack against you
and you'd be screwed.
The proxy argument expects HTTP, SOCKS4A or SOCKS5 formatted as fol‐
lowed:
http://127.0.0.1:8118
socks4a://127.0.0.1:9050
socks5://127.0.0.1:9050
This tool is designed to be run by hand or as a system daemon. It must
be run as root or otherwise have the proper caps; it will not be able
to set the system time without running as root or another privileged
user.
BUGS
It's likely! Let us know by contacting jacob@appelbaum.net
Note that tlsdate(1) is in Beta, and may not work as expected.
AUTHOR
Jacob Appelbaum <jacob at appelbaum dot net>
SEE ALSOtlsdate(1), tlsdated(8), tlsdated.conf(5)Linux OCTOBER 2012 TLSDATE(1)
