David L. Mills
Accurate, authenticated time is a security dependency for logging, certificates, distributed systems, and incident response. Mills made network time synchronization an enduring part of Internet infrastructure.
American computer engineer and internet pioneer who developed the Network Time Protocol (NTP) and taught computer security and networking at the University of Delaware.
Historical contribution
Accurate, authenticated time is a security dependency for logging, certificates, distributed systems, and incident response. Mills made network time synchronization an enduring part of Internet infrastructure.
In memoriam
David L. Mills died in 2024. This archive remembers their contribution with care and credits the historical record on which this account relies.
Timeline
- 1938-06-03Born in Oakland, California.
- 1971Completes a doctorate in computer and communications science at the University of Michigan.
- 1985NTP is first implemented.
- 1986Joins the University of Delaware.
- 2024-01-17Dies in Newark, Delaware.
David L. Mills
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1970s-2024
- Born
- 1938
- Died
- 2024
- Known for
- Network Time Protocol; Internet routing research; Computer security education
- Tags
- internet, network-time-protocol, network-security, academic-research
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