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the `valid-after` and `valid-until` fields). When Tor fails to
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the `valid-after` and `valid-until` fields). When Tor fails to
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bootstrap, Tails is effectively useless for networking.
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bootstrap, Tails is effectively useless for networking.
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It should be noted that the clock just has to be off by a few hours
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It should be noted that when using obfs4 bridges, the clock just has to be off by a few hours
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for Tor to become completely unable to bootstrap, and that's not very
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for Tor to become completely unable to bootstrap, and that's not very
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uncommon. Certain OSes (including Windows up to Windows 8 at least)
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uncommon. Certain OSes (including Windows up to Windows 8 at least)
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set the BIOS clock to the local time, and since Tails uses UTC (and
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set the BIOS clock to the local time, and since Tails uses UTC (and
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assumes the BIOS clock is UTC), this becomes a problem for every user
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assumes the BIOS clock is UTC), this becomes a problem for every user
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but those living in the GMT+0/UTC timezone. Hence this is a very
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who needs obfs4 bridges, and whose clock is set to system time,
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unless they live in the GMT+0/UTC timezone. Hence this is a very
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serious problem.
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serious problem.
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When connecting to Tor directly or using regular bridges,
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the clock can be off by a few hours without causing bootstrapping trouble.
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What we want
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What we want
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