documentation_complete: true

title: 'Uninstall the ntpdate package'

description: 'ntpdate is a historical ntp synchronization client for unixes. It should be uninstalled.'

rationale: 'ntpdate is an old not security-compliant ntp client. It should be replaced by modern ntp clients such as ntpd, able to use cryptographic mechanisms integrated in NTP.'

severity: low

template:
    name: package_removed
    vars:
        pkgname: ntpdate
