Merge branch '2.2-security'

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Miroslav Lichvar
2016-01-20 12:18:42 +01:00
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@@ -2521,6 +2521,9 @@ The syntax of this directive is identical to that for the @code{server}
directive (@pxref{server directive}), except that it is used to specify
an NTP peer rather than an NTP server.
When a key is specified by the @code{key} option to enable authentication, both
peers must be configured to use the same key and the same key number.
Please note that NTP peers that are not configured with a key to enable
authentication are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack. An attacker
knowing that NTP hosts A and B are peering with each other can send a packet