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EPISODE 456
Broadcast Date:
January 14, 202511 minutes
Podcast Jan 14, 2025Root Causes 456: 2024 Lookback - Bugzilla Bloodbath
In this 2024 lookback episode, we give an overview of the firestorm of Bugzilla incidents that we refer to as the Bugzilla Bloodbath. The Bugzilla Bloodbath affected actions around the Entrust distrust, delayed revocation reform, 47-day SSL certificate maximum term, linting, and more.
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60 minutes
Webinar Jan 13, 20252025 cryptography trends: Challenges & opportunities for IT teams
Prepare for 2025 PKI challenges: Quantum threats, TLS changes, and automation trends to boost crypto-agility and overcome IT resource limits.
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EPISODE 455
Broadcast Date:
January 10, 202536 minutes
Podcast Jan 10, 2025Root Causes 455: PQC Standardization in IETF
We talk with guest Sofia Celi of Brave Browser, who leads the IETF PQC standardization effort, about the process of setting standards for PQC-compatible digital certificates. We learn about expected timelines, hybrid strategies, the NIST PQC onramp's role, and more.
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EPISODE 453
Broadcast Date:
January 2, 202514 minutes
Podcast Jan 02, 2025It Turns Out Monkeys Couldn't Type Shakespeare After All
The old adage states that a monkey in front of a keyboard, given enough time, could randomly type the works of Shakespeare. Apparently, someone ran the numbers and said not so much. We break it down and explain why we're discussing this on a PKI podcast.
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EPISODE 452
Broadcast Date:
December 30, 202411 minutes
Podcast Dec 30, 2024Root Causes 452: 2024 Predictions Scorecard
We go over our predictions for 2024 and score our ability as prognosticators.
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EPISODE 450
Broadcast Date:
December 23, 202448 minutes
Podcast Dec 23, 2024Root Causes 450: 2025 Predictions
We make our 2025 predictions. Topics include maximum certificate term, AI, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), deep fakes, and more.
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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.