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EPISODE 293
Broadcast Date:
April 10, 202313 minutes
Podcast Apr 10, 2023Root Causes 293: What Is Certbot?
This important part of the ACME standard that makes it easier for many IT administrators to use ACME to automate provisioning of SSL / TLS certificates.
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EPISODE 292
Broadcast Date:
April 6, 202315 minutes
Podcast Apr 06, 2023Root Causes 292: Validation Data Reuse for 90-day Certificates
With 90-day maximum term for SSL / TLS certificates, what will happen to thethe validation data reuse period? We investigate.
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EPISODE 291
Broadcast Date:
April 3, 202310 minutes
Podcast Apr 03, 2023Root Causes 291: CLM and SIEM
We discuss how Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) interacts with Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM).
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EPISODE 290
Broadcast Date:
March 30, 202313 minutes
Podcast Mar 30, 2023Root Causes 290: What Are QGIS and QIIS?
We define Qualified Government Information Source (QGIS) and Qualified Independent Information Source (QIIS).
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EPISODE 289
Broadcast Date:
March 27, 20238 minutes
Podcast Mar 27, 2023Root Causes 289: What Is a Cryptographic Center of Excellence?
We define the cryptographic center of excellence, how such a center of excellence would work, and the benefits it brings to an enterprise.
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EPISODE 288
Broadcast Date:
March 23, 202312 minutes
Podcast Mar 23, 2023Root Causes 288: ISARA Releases Patents on Hybrid Certificates
ISARA has put its patents on hybrid certificates into the public domain. ISARA's CEO joins us to explain why.
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EPISODE 287
Broadcast Date:
March 21, 202314 minutes
Podcast Mar 21, 2023Root Causes 287: GoDaddy Private Key Breach
A GoDaddy breach exposed customer private keys. We explain expectations surrounding private key exposure.
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EPISODE 286
Broadcast Date:
March 16, 202310 minutes
Podcast Mar 16, 2023Root Causes 286: PKI & PQC in New White House Cybersecurity Initiative
A new White House cybersecurity initiative specifically calls out digital identity and post quantum cryptography (PQC) among its focal areas.
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EPISODE 285
Broadcast Date:
March 14, 202316 minutes
Podcast Mar 14, 2023Root Causes 285: Can ChatGPT Write Malware?
We examine the suitability of ChatGPT as a malware-writing tool and possible future directions for AI in software creation.
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EPISODE 284
Broadcast Date:
March 10, 202324 minutes
Podcast Mar 10, 2023Root Causes 284: 90-day SSL Certificates Are on the Way
The Google Chrome root program recently announced its intention to reduce the maximum term for public SSL certificates to 90 days.
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EPISODE 283
Broadcast Date:
March 6, 202311 minutes
Podcast Mar 06, 2023Root Causes 283: Google Optional OCSP Proposal Clarified
In our episode 281 we reported on Google's proposal for optional OCSP. In this episode we correct some of our earlier reporting in that episode.
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EPISODE 282
Broadcast Date:
March 2, 202329 minutes
Podcast Mar 02, 2023Root Causes 282: HSMs and Post Quantum Cryptography
We explain where Hardware Secure Modules (HSMs) fit into the world of PQC, including hybrid certificates and defining how HSMs will incorporate PQC.