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EPISODE 389
Broadcast Date:
May 28, 202427 minutes
Podcast May 28, 2024Root Causes 389: 2024 RSA Conference Wrap Up
Jason and Tim do their annual RSA wrap-up. Trending segments include AI, Trust Centers, MFA, PQC, and more.
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EPISODE 388
Broadcast Date:
May 22, 202426 minutes
Podcast May 22, 2024Root Causes 388: What Is the WebPKI?
These days we frequently discuss "the WebPKI." But what does that really mean? In this episode we define WebPKI and how it has evolved over time.
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60 minutes
Webinar May 22, 2024Bugzilla – the real issue of missed revocations
March and April 2024 have seen more than 25 new Bugzilla bugs being written up – more than 10 times the typical pace.
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EPISODE 387
Broadcast Date:
May 16, 202431 minutes
Podcast May 16, 2024Root Causes 387: What Is the Post-quantum Readiness of HSMs?
We take a deep dive with return guest Bruno Coulliard on HSMs and the role they play in post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
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EPISODE 386
Broadcast Date:
May 13, 202414 minutes
Podcast May 13, 2024Root Causes 386: Meta Commits MITM Attack On Its Users
In 2016 Meta (then Facebook) set up a system to get around encryption and spy on traffic between its users and competing social media platforms.
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EPISODE 385
Broadcast Date:
May 10, 202412 minutes
Podcast May 10, 2024Root Causes 385: Failed Revocation and Wildcard Certificates
We discuss misuse of wildcard certificates, failure to revoke on time, and how these two failures magnify each other.
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EPISODE 384
Broadcast Date:
May 7, 20247 minutes
Podcast May 07, 2024Root Causes 384: So What Is a Senior Fellow Anyway?
Jason has a new title, Senior Fellow. In this episode Jason explains what his new focus will be and how this will be good for Root Causes.
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EPISODE 383
Broadcast Date:
May 2, 202425 minutes
Podcast May 02, 2024Root Causes 383: Delayed Revocation Events by the Numbers
An epidemic of delayed revocations has infected the public CA community. We track delayed revocations since the beginning of 2021 and discuss root causes.
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EPISODE 382
Broadcast Date:
April 29, 202412 minutes
Podcast Apr 29, 2024Root Causes 382: Mobile Phone Malware Steals Faces for Access
New malware photographs users' faces to defeat authentication mechanisms. Biometrics are not "secrets."
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EPISODE 381
Broadcast Date:
April 26, 20247 minutes
Podcast Apr 26, 2024Root Causes 381: Apple Chip Sideloading Attack Leaks Encryption Keys
A newly revealed side channel attack enables theft of private keys from M-series Apple chips. We explain.
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eIDAS 2.0: The concerns surrounding this new standard
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Apr 24, 2024Discover how eIDAS 2.0 aims to streamline online transactions while facing concerns over privacy and centralization.
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EPISODE 380
Broadcast Date:
April 23, 202429 minutes
Podcast Apr 23, 2024Root Causes 380: If Quantum Supremacy Comes Earlier Than Expected
We talk about the challenges to PQC migration and what happens if quantum computers break RSA before we're expecting them to.