Does Ripple use NTP?

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Does Ripple use NTP or expect the nodes to do so?

If not, why not? It seems that Ripple is a little more closed than your standard cryptocurrency, so this doesn't seem like an excessive demand.

user5107

Posted 2014-04-03T23:39:45.713

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The Ripple server has SNTP support to tolerate system clocks that are inaccurate.

The consensus process also builds a consensus network time. Each validator pulls the consensus network time a bit closer to their local time. This consensus network time becomes the close times included in ledgers that support features like expiring cross-currency offers.

David Schwartz

Posted 2014-04-03T23:39:45.713

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2We're client-server between the server and the client. We're p2p among servers. Anyone who wants to can run a server. We don't want to gratuitously cause problems just because someone's clock is off. – David Schwartz – 2014-04-04T03:08:55.977

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