What are the possible consequences of having an incorrect date/time set on a Data Center Security agent?

Products

• Data Center Security Server Advanced

Issue/Introduction

You have an incorrect date/time setting configured for your agent and would like to know if this could affect Data Center Security operations

Resolution

It will disrupt communication between your agent and the manager and put the agent out of touch because the encryption used to validate and secure this communication relies on correct clock settings.  

It will also cause events to be logged with incorrect dates and times and may make it more difficult to recognize security problems because of said events being sorted incorrectly.