
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
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Digital certificate industry veterans Tim Callan and Jason Soroko explore the issues surrounding digital identity, PKI, and cryptographic connections in today's dynamic and evolving computing world.
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
2d ago
In this episode we uncover the epidemic of private credentials in public-facing code repositories, including why it occurs and what do to about it ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
5d ago
The European Union is applying pressure to Apple to allow sideloading of applications. We go over why this is occurring, the potential dangers, and Apple's response ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
1w ago
NIST's Round 3 competition has yielded winners for standardization. But NIST wants to continue finding additional potential algorithms, especially those using non-Lattice schemes. We explain the PQC "onramp" and what we should expect ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
2w ago
ETSI is preparing to release specifications for eIDAS 2.0. One controversial aspect of this new standard is that it limits browsers' ability to determine their own trusted roots. In this episode we explain this limitation and the concerns surrounding it ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
3w ago
The CA/Browser Forum rules stipulate how often forced password changes for CA employees are to occur. They don't, however, specify a frequency at which these forced changes must occur. Rather, they set the MINIMUM time before forced password changes can happen. Join us to learn why ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
3w ago
The practice of sending security questionnaires to technology vendors is exploding, and with it dysfunctional behavior is on the rise. In this episode we describe how security questionnaires are changing and the pitfalls associated with this emerging practice ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
1M ago
Canada's Online Streaming Act will require internet content providers to provide a minimum percentage of content produced by Canadians or face fines. We explore this latest episode in the theme of governments attempting to control the free flow of information on the internet ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
1M ago
In this episode we describe at a high level how to calculate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of CLM as opposed to manual installation and management of certificates ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
2M ago
For decades industry has had more need for skilled IT employees than the workforce could provide. In this episode we discuss how Certificate Lifecycle Management and certificate automation can help mitigate the challenges posed by the IT skills gap ..read more
Root Causes: A PKI & Security Podcast
2M ago
A recent press release discusses efforts of camera manufacturers and the digital imagery supply chain to create an ecosystem for digitally signed images. We describe what such an ecosystem would do, where it could do in the future, and the advantages and limitations of these schemes ..read more