{"id":2433,"date":"2021-09-28T13:43:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2021-09-28T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:43:39","slug":"securing-ntp-linux-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/securing-ntp-linux-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing NTP (Linux Only)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NTP is used for ensuring the time on your dedicated server is accurate Some configuration of this software cause it to be vulnerable to being absued to conduct DDoS attacks. To no longer it get abused we suggest for fixing the server&#8217;s configuration.<\/p>\n<p>to prevent abuse:<\/p>\n<p>1. Open your ntp.conf file (generally in\/etc\/ntp.conf).<br \/>\n2. Remove any existing lines that being with &#8216;restrict&#8217;<br \/>\n3. 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