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diff --git a/modules/detect_time_skew/README.rst b/modules/detect_time_skew/README.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8eeb2eb --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/detect_time_skew/README.rst @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +.. _mod-detect_time_skew: + +System time skew detector +------------------------- + +This module compares local system time with inception and expiration time +bounds in DNSSEC signatures for ``. NS`` records. If the local system time is +outside of these bounds, it is likely a misconfiguration which will cause +all DNSSEC validation (and resolution) to fail. + +In case of mismatch, a warning message will be logged to help with +further diagnostics. + +.. warning:: Information printed by this module can be forged by a network attacker! + System administrator MUST verify values printed by this module and + fix local system time using a trusted source. + +This module is useful for debugging purposes. It runs only once during resolver +start does not anything after that. It is enabled by default. +You may disable the module by appending +``modules.unload('detect_time_skew')`` to your configuration. |