Time Source Master Clock (TSMC) from Thales e-Security is a network-attached time appliance that enables consistent, accurate, and auditable electronic time stamping by securely distributing accurate time throughout an organization. TSMC is a valuable complement to Time Stamp Server for business processes that require a secure and verifiable pathway to a trusted source of time. By deploying a cryptographically authenticated version of the industry-standard network time protocol (NTP), TSMC ensures the secure delivery of auditable time to multiple Thales Time Stamp Servers from a single source. For organizations that require an audit record of periodic calibration by a Root Time Authority, the TSMC can also provide a certified record of synchronization to a recognized source of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Working together, Time Stamp Server and Time Source Master Clock deliver high-assurance time stamping for a broad range of applications. Time Source Master Clock is certified to FIPS 140-2 Level 3.

Benefits of Time Source Master Clock

• Improves consistency, accuracy, and auditability of digital time stamping solutions.
• Provides a single, secure source of trusted time, auditable to UTC.
• Distributes accurate time throughout the organization.
• Protects accuracy and integrity of time values from end to end, communicating through a highly secure transport protocol with Time Stamp Servers and external time authorities.
• Easy to set up and manage.

Time Source Master Clock Features

Security Features 

• A highly accurate and secure network appliance, with periodic calibration by a root time authority, provides a trusted source of time.
• Secure time delivery protocol (DS/NTP) protects time values from network attack.
• A verifiable time source enables trusted use within digital time stamp signatures, delivering non-repudiation and ensuring the ability to verify data integrity in the future.
• A highly accurate reference clock ensures that accurate time is maintained throughout the organization even if external time references become temporarily unavailable.

Operational Features

• Mutually authenticated verification chain secures time source and provides auditable time attestation certificates.
• Standards-based controls distribute accurate time throughout the organization and maintain the integrity of time values across the organization.
• Cryptographically authenticated network time protocol (NTP) ensures secure delivery of auditable time to multiple Time Stamp Servers from a single source.
• Synchronization to recognized Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) enables certifiable auditing.
• After initial setup, personnel can manage the unit remotely through a web-based user interface, streamlining operations.

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