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EPISODE 306
Broadcast Date:
May 26, 202313 minutes
Podcast May 26, 2023Root Causes 306: Certificate Transparency Logs and Privacy
Certificate Transparency (CT) logs do a lot of good for the WebPKI. They also, however, carry with them some privacy concerns.
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EPISODE 305
Broadcast Date:
May 24, 202314 minutes
Podcast May 24, 2023Root Causes 305: The Fifth Pillar of Certificate Lifecycle Management
In our episode 143 we introduced the Four Pillars of Certificate Lifecycle Management. Now, two years later, we introduce a fifth pillar of CLM.
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EPISODE 304
Broadcast Date:
May 19, 202314 minutes
Podcast May 19, 2023Root Causes 304: Your 90-day SSL Certificates Checklist
90-day maximum term for SSL certificates is coming. An expert details his 4-point checklist for preparing enterprises for these shorter-lived certificates.
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EPISODE 303
Broadcast Date:
May 16, 202319 minutes
Podcast May 16, 2023Root Causes 303: A Return to Chrome and the Address Bar
In this follow up to episode 300, we catch the listener up on Chrome's longstanding program to minimize the URL in its interface.
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EPISODE 302
Broadcast Date:
May 12, 202313 minutes
Podcast May 12, 2023Root Causes 302: Intel Secure Boot Private Key Leak
Resulting from a recent ransomware attack, a private key from Intel has been exposed, affecting more than a hundred OEM components.
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EPISODE 301
Broadcast Date:
May 9, 202315 minutes
Podcast May 09, 2023Root Causes 301: The Difference Between Certificate Automation and CLM
We discuss how Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) does not always entail automation and vice versa - and why it matters.
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EPISODE 300
Broadcast Date:
May 5, 202319 minutes
Podcast May 05, 2023Root Causes 300: Chrome Eliminates the Lock Icon
Google Chrome has announced that it will eliminate the lock icon in September. We explain what Google will be doing, and its stated rationale.
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EPISODE 299
Broadcast Date:
May 2, 202331 minutes
Podcast May 02, 2023Root Causes 299: 2023 RSA Recap
The 2023 RSA Conference just concluded. Tim recaps what he saw at the show and how it reflects on security industry trends.
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EPISODE 298
Broadcast Date:
April 28, 202312 minutes
Podcast Apr 28, 2023Root Causes 298: Moving Forward, Together - Promoting Automation
The Google Chrome root store has communicated its plans for promoting automation. In this episode we explain Chrome's public plans for ACME.
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EPISODE 297
Broadcast Date:
April 26, 202310 minutes
Podcast Apr 26, 2023Root Causes 297: Certificate Expiration Creates Starlink Outage
A recent outage in the Starlink internet service was caused by an unexpected certificate expiration.
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EPISODE 296
Broadcast Date:
April 21, 202313 minutes
Podcast Apr 21, 2023Root Causes 296: SHOULD We or MUST We?
The CA/Browser Forum guidelines contain many prescribed requirements with the word SHOULD or MUST. We explain how these two words are used.
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EPISODE 295
Broadcast Date:
April 17, 202311 minutes
Podcast Apr 17, 2023Root Causes 295: Genesis Criminal Marketplace Taken Down
A large, public criminal marketplace for stolen logins and other information was rolled up by law enforcement across seventeen countries.