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Re:How to terminate your worst enemy's Dropbox account for o... by arashf on Monday December 24, 2012 @05:49PM (#4964407)
hmmm, I think it's fairly common practice amongst similar software (i.e. firefox, chrome, etc.) to use system time as a signal that you may be connecting to a server that has an outdated SSL certificate. while it's not perfect, it's a good first order security precaution to take (in addition to verifying the CA) to ensure you are talking to who you think you are.
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Re:How to terminate your worst enemy's Dropbox account for o... by astrange on Monday December 24, 2012 @10:37PM (#4964987)
Certificate validation for 802.1x networks relies on this, with the effect that you sometimes can't get an internet connection without fixing your clock.
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