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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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Google Announces Intentions to Limit TLS Certificates to 90 Days: Why Automated CLM is Crucial
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Mar 13, 2023On March 3, Google announced in its “Moving Forward, Together” roadmap the intention to reduce the maximum possible validity for public TLS certificates from 398 days to 90 days, in a future policy update or a CA/B Forum Ballot Proposal. This drop to only 90 days maximum validity will mean major changes for the industry.
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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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Q1 2023 Sectigo Pulse Webinar
Webinar from Sectigo
Webinar Mar 07, 2023Q1 2023 Sectigo Pulse Webinar
Join the Q1 2023 Sectigo Pulse Webinar to hear about the latest CA/B Forum meeting updates, the TrustCor deprecation, S/MIME standards and CA agnostic CLM.
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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.
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EPISODE 281
Broadcast Date:
February 27, 202326 minutes
Podcast Feb 27, 2023Root Causes 281: Google Proposes Optional OCSP
Google has proposed removing the requirement for OCSP revocation checking for public SSL certificates meeting certain specific conditions.