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EPISODE 449
Broadcast Date:
December 18, 202423 minutes
Podcast Dec 18, 2024Root Causes 449: What Is a Quantum-safe HSM?
Repeat guest Bruno Coulliard of Crypto4A joins us to define a quantum-safe (or PQC enabled) hardware security module (HSM).
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EPISODE 448
Broadcast Date:
December 17, 202426 minutes
Podcast Dec 17, 2024Root Causes 448: The Privilege of Being a Public CA
We go over Tim's September 2024 keynote speech at ENISA CA Day, "The Privilege of Being a Public CA."
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EPISODE 447
Broadcast Date:
December 13, 202414 minutes
Podcast Dec 13, 2024Root Causes 447: NIST Deprecates RSA-2048 and ECC 256
As part of its post-quantum cryptography (PQC) initiative NIST has released a draft deprecating RSA-2048 and ECC 256 by 2030 and disallowing them by 2035. We get into the details.
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EPISODE 446
Broadcast Date:
December 12, 202413 minutes
Podcast Dec 12, 2024Root Causes 446: Sectigo Assumes Five CABF Offices
Tim has stepped into the position of vice-chair of the CA/Browse Forum, and Sectigo now holds five chair or vice-chair positions in that body. We explain how leadership is chosen, the offices Sectigo holds today, and some of our vision for CABF in the next two years.
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EPISODE 445
Broadcast Date:
December 9, 202428 minutes
Podcast Dec 09, 2024Root Causes 445: Seven Reasons to Shorten Certificate Lifespans
We take a deep dive into the seven reasons shorter certificate lifespans are better.
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EPISODE 444
Broadcast Date:
December 5, 202419 minutes
Podcast Dec 05, 2024Root Causes 444: What Happens to the WebPKI if Google Sells Chrome?
We discuss how a potential break of Chrome from Google would affect the WebPKI. We look at product changes, resourcing, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), innovation, moonshot initiatives, and other public CAs.
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EPISODE 443
Broadcast Date:
December 2, 202413 minutes
Podcast Dec 02, 2024Root Causes 443: Is MSCA Going Away?
In this episode we discuss the challenges for enterprises using Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS).
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EPISODE 442
Broadcast Date:
November 25, 202422 minutes
Podcast Nov 25, 2024Root Causes 442: Apple Proposal to Reduce SSL Lifespan Updated
Apple has published an updated draft to its proposal for shortening the lifespan of SSL certificates, including a final term of 47 rather than 45 days.
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EPISODE 441
Broadcast Date:
November 22, 202415 minutes
Podcast Nov 22, 2024Root Causes 441: New White House Initiative Targets BGP
A new White House initiative requires that federal agencies need to create plans to thwart BGP attacks. We discuss, including RPKI and MPIC.
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EPISODE 440
Broadcast Date:
November 18, 202413 minutes
Podcast Nov 18, 2024Root Causes 440: Public Key Directories
We talk about public key directories and complicating factors such as Tailscale, VPN, TOR, Cloudflare, and Zero Trust.
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EPISODE 439
Broadcast Date:
November 15, 202417 minutes
Podcast Nov 15, 2024Root Causes 439: PQC Onramp Narrowed Down to 15 Candidates
NIST has narrowed its PQC onramp contest to 15 candidates. We go over who remains and the makeup of the remaining candidates.
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EPISODE 438
Broadcast Date:
November 12, 202428 minutes
Podcast Nov 12, 2024Root Causes 438: PQC Is an Existential Requirement
Repeat guest Bruno Couillard argues that cryptography is foundational to our lives and that the transition to PQC is an existential requirement.