Root Causes: A PKI and Security Podcast

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Root Causes 457: 2024 Lookback - Guests Jan 17, 2025

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We had a remarkable year on the Root Causes podcast in terms of our guests. We look back at the extremely expert guests we were lucky to talk about in 2024.

Root Causes 456: 2024 Lookback - Bugzilla Bloodbath Jan 14, 2025

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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.

Root Causes 455: PQC Standardization in IETF Jan 08, 2025

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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.

Root Causes 454: 2024 Lookback - Post quantum cryptography (PQC) Jan 02, 2025

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2024 was an eventful year for post quantum cryptography (PQC). This includes FIPS standards, the PQC onramp, and the dawn of widespread interest among IT professionals.

Root Causes 453: It Turns Out Monkeys Couldn't Type Shakespeare After All Jan 02, 2025

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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.

Root Causes 452: 2024 Predictions Scorecard Dec 26, 2024

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We go over our predictions for 2024 and score our ability as prognosticators.

Root Causes 451: A Year in CABF Ballots Dec 26, 2024

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It was a crazy year for CA/Browser Forum activity, with nearly three times the normal number of ballots. Guest Martijn Katerbarg goes over the 32 CABF ballots from 2024.

Root Causes 450: 2025 Predictions Dec 23, 2024

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We make our 2025 predictions. Topics include maximum certificate term, AI, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), deep fakes, and more.

Root Causes 449: What Is a Quantum-safe HSM? Dec 18, 2024

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Repeat guest Bruno Coulliard of Crypto4A joins us to define a quantum-safe (or PQC enabled) hardware security module.

Root Causes 448: The Privilege of Being a Public CA Dec 17, 2024

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We go over Tim's September 2024 keynote speech at ENISA CA Day, "The Privilege of Being a Public CA."