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EPISODE 242
Broadcast Date:
September 16, 20227 minutes
Podcast Sep 16, 2022Root Causes 242: Let's Encrypt Founder Peter Eckersley Passes
EFF member and Let's Encrypt co-founder Peter Eckersley passed away recently. We honor Peter's memory and his contributions, including ACME and Certbot.
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NIST's official 2024 post-quantum algorithms
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Sep 12, 2022Quantum computing’s arrival will cause a ripple effect touching every corner of the technological landscape. In general terms, quantum computers lean on quantum physics to run multiple processes simultaneously, allowing them to solve certain complex problems much more quickly than traditional computers can today.
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EPISODE 241
Broadcast Date:
September 12, 202220 minutes
Podcast Sep 12, 2022Root Causes 241: Is China Outspending the West in Quantum Computing?
A December 2021 report suggests China as vastly outspending the West in quantum computing. We examine this claim and its implications.
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Preparing for Post Quantum Security Webinar
Webinar from Sectigo
Webinar Sep 08, 2022Preparing for Post Quantum Security Webinar
Learn more about the 4 NIST winning algorithms, why cryptoagility matters, and the practical steps you can take to prepare for quantum-resistant encryption
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EPISODE 240
Broadcast Date:
September 7, 202216 minutes
Podcast Sep 07, 2022Root Causes 240: Hyundai Production Private Key Found in How-to Manual
A researcher recently defeated a production automobile's PKI by searching for the private key on Google. We describe how this might have come about.
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5 Ways to Prepare Now for Quantum Computing
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Sep 06, 2022For nearly 50 years, public key infrastructure (PKI) has provided a secure cryptographic foundation for the world’s data. But in the next few years, quantum computers are destined to render the current cryptographic algorithms that secure devices and the people who use them obsolete.
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EPISODE 239
Broadcast Date:
August 29, 202217 minutes
Podcast Aug 29, 2022Root Causes 239: Post-quantum Cryptography Candidate SIKE Defeated
NIST's round four post-quantum crypto candidate SIKE (Supersingular Isogeny Key Encapsulation) has been defeated and is now out of consideration.
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EPISODE 238
Broadcast Date:
August 15, 202217 minutes
Podcast Aug 15, 2022Root Causes 238: Tim's Big Phishing Adventure
Tim's identity as a Sectigo executive is being used in a "waterholing" phishing scam to raid job seekers' bank accounts. We describe what is going on.
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EPISODE 237
Broadcast Date:
August 10, 202212 minutes
Podcast Aug 10, 2022Root Causes 237: Why Mozilla Is So Important to CAs
Mozilla is a highly important to the world of public certificates, with influence beyond what its browser market share would suggest. We examine why.
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EPISODE 236
Broadcast Date:
August 4, 202213 minutes
Podcast Aug 04, 2022Root Causes 236: AD Patch Knocks Out Non-MS Identity Consumers
A recent Active Directory patch has forced a workaround for many software components to work with AD identities. We explain lessons for PKI owners.
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EPISODE 235
Broadcast Date:
July 27, 202226 minutes
Podcast Jul 27, 2022Root Causes 235: What Is Lattice-based Cryptography?
The new NIST PQC algorithms focus on lattice-based encryption. We explain this cryptographic approach and why it fared so well in the NIST search.
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EPISODE 234
Broadcast Date:
July 22, 202210 minutes
Podcast Jul 22, 2022Root Causes 234: Report from the 2022 RSA Conference
The RSA Security Conference is back. We talk about 2020 and how the first post-COVID RSAC compared to earlier years, plus major themes this year.