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Research more secure htpdate time pool design

intrigeri wrote:

I can’t think of another area in which asking a hostile for advice is a
good idea. Maybe “if friend and foe both agree, you can be confident
that they’re right; if they disagree, look further” - but that’s not
what Tails htpdate is doing.

Indeed, it should probably discard information that is diverging too
much from what others tell us. Care to file a “research” ticket
about it?

mailing list thread:
Tails htpdate - why use time information from neutral and foe pools?

Please research if it was more secure if you had pal_pool_1, pal_pool_2, pal_pool_3 rather than neutral and foe pools.

Original created by @adrelanos on 8283 (Redmine)

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