@techreport{stenn-ntp-extension-fields-09, number = {draft-stenn-ntp-extension-fields-09}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-stenn-ntp-extension-fields/09/}, author = {Harlan Stenn and Professor David L. Mills}, title = {{Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4) Extension Fields}}, pagetotal = 13, year = 2019, month = mar, day = 26, abstract = {Network Time Protocol version 4 (NTPv4) defines the optional usage of extension fields. An extension field, as defined in RFC 5905 {[}RFC5905{]} and RFC 5906 {[}RFC5906{]}, resides after the end of the NTP header and supplies optional capabilities or information that cannot be conveyed in the basic NTP packet. This document updates RFC 5905 {[}RFC5905{]} by clarifying some points regarding NTP extension fields and their usage with legacy Message Authentication Codes (MACs), and removes wasteful requirements added by RCF 7822 {[}RFC7822{]}. This proposal deprecates RFC 7822 {[}RFC7822{]}. RFC EDITOR: PLEASE REMOVE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH BEFORE PUBLISHING: The source code and issues list for this draft can be found in https://github.com/hstenn/ietf-ntp-extension-fields}, }