Time Management FAQ's

Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions site within the Certichron Support Wiki. Its purpose is to answer as many of the easier questions about time-management and in creating reliable evidence from digital transactions. If you would like to add content or have suggestions, please contact us at support@certichron.com.

1. What is NTP?

2. What is the difference between NTP & SNTP?

3. USNO, GPS, or NIST - who is the official source of US Time?

4. UTC - How is UTC set and can I rely on it for my time practices?

5. Choosing a Time Server - Selecting a Time Source and Provisioning it.

6. How do I set up a connection to one of Certichron's time servers?

7. What do I do if NTP cannot connect to a server?

8. How does network latency impact the accuracy of time settings?

9. How does the Windows operating system keep time?

10. Setting Time on a PC

11. How to Set Your PC Time to a NIST Time Server

12. How does my PC keep the time?

13. What are the risks with getting time over the Internet?

14. What are the risks with getting time from external sources?