Y2036 Countdown: The NTP Rollover is Now 10 Years Away
Y2036 Countdown: The NTP Rollover is Now 10 Years Away Today marks an important milestone: the Network Time Protocol (NTP) rollover, often called “Y2036,” is now exactly 10 years away. NTP is how much of the world agrees on “what time it is,” and when time is wrong, security and operations break in surprisingly fast […]
Y2038 Is 12 Years Away. Here Is Why It Matters.
Y2038 Is 12 Years Away. Here Is Why It Matters. Today is January 19, 2026. We just hit a quiet milestone: the Year 2038 rollover is now exactly 12 years away. The classic moment is January 19, 2038 at 03:14:07 UTC, when a signed 32-bit Unix-style timestamp reaches its maximum value and overflows. (In some […]
Y2038 Readiness Update – What’s Ready and What Isn’t in 2025
Y2038 Readiness Update – What’s Ready and What Isn’t in 2025 Abstract Y2038 is a time-related rollover that will occur in ~12 years. Current regulations do not yet mandate Y2038 compliance, but auditors will eventually require proof of compliance for certification. Operating systems for 64-bit computers have been Y2038-compliant for years, but support in […]
Y2038: What is it and why should you care
Y2038: What is it and why should you care Just imagine waking on Tuesday, January 19, 2038 to utter chaos: Your home electricity, water, and gas services are not working. Your home Internet is down. Your cell phone won’t connect. Your car won’t start. You can’t access your bank account or brokerage service. There is […]
Y2038 in the “C” Programming Language
Y2038 in the “C” Programming Language The “C” programming language is one of the most popular computer languages in the history of computing. The Y2038 issue originated in “C”, while it was being developed along with UNIX. The ‘heart’ of the Y2038 issue is the representation of time in seconds as a 32-bit integer (usually […]
Y2038-Y2042 Risks & Actions
Y2038-Y2042 Risks & Actions This short (4 page) document provides a technical overview of the Y2038 and Y2042 issues, and also gives suggestions for actions that businesses should take now. The PDF is available here.
