2.1 Transport

This protocol MUST use the following RPC protocol sequence: RPC over named pipes, as specified in [MS-RPCE] section 2.1.1.2.

This protocol MUST use the following well-known endpoints. These endpoints are pipe names for RPC over SMB, as specified in [MS-RPCE] section 2.1.1.2.

  • \\PIPE\W32TIME: This endpoint MUST be used for the unauthenticated RPC interface.

  • \\PIPE\W32TIME_ALT: This endpoint MUST be used for the authenticated RPC interface. The authenticated RPC interface allows RPC to negotiate the use of authentication and the authentication level on behalf of the client and server, as specified in [MS-RPCE] sections 2.2.2.11 and 5.1.1.<3>

This protocol MUST use the UUID as specified in section 1.9. The RPC version number is 4.1.