_Originally created by @adrelanos on [#8283 (Redmine)](https://public-redmine-archive.tails.boum.org/code/issues/8283)_ intrigeri wrote: >> I can’t think of another area in which asking a hostile for advice is a >> good idea. Maybe “if friend and foe both agree, you can be confident >> that they’re right; if they disagree, look further” - but that’s not >> what Tails htpdate is doing. > > Indeed, it should probably discard information that is diverging too > much from what others tell us. Care to file a “research” ticket > about it? mailing list thread: Tails htpdate - why use time information from neutral and foe pools? Please research if it was more secure if you had pal\_pool\_1, pal\_pool\_2, pal\_pool\_3 rather than neutral and foe pools.