Standards
ADCS Open Protocols specifications
Hello S-1-1-0, Today I want to talk about another area in ADCS I’m contributing to — Open Protocols specifications. Around 15 years ago, Microsoft moved toward to open source and started a new documentation branch called “Open Specifications”, where Microsoft publishes a very detailed Windows protocols specifications so third party can build compatible clients and…
Read MoreRPKI – The most important Internet security component you never heard of.
What do AWS, Radware, Nintendo, Google, and Facebook all have in common (other than being some of the smartest actors in internet commerce)? Over the past 18 months, they have all been impacted by outages traceable to the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). The BGP was designed in 1994, literally on a napkin, to route data…
Read MoreThe PKI Guy talks quantum technology with Doug Finke with Quantum Computing Report
Q&A with Doug Finke, managing editor of Quantum Computing Report TPG: What is it about quantum technology that you find most intriguing? DF: People have been working to improve the performance of classical computers for over 70 years. But the interesting thing is that the basic physics principles that computers rely on haven’t changed in…
Read MoreChanges to SSL/TLS Certificate Validity Periods – September 2020
It was recently announced that Google Chrome will be joining Apple Safari in implementing a change to publicly trusted SSL/TLS certificates. This change, however, will impact organizations operating their own internal PKI as well. While the change was initially submitted to the official CA/Browser Forum, the vote failed last year. However, both Apple and Google…
Read MoreThe PKI Guy talks post-quantum standards with Lily Chen of NIST
Q&A with Lily Chen, group manager, post-quantum cryptography team with NIST TPG: Tell us about your role with the NIST Post-Quantum Team and how you are leading the efforts to render quantum attacks ineffective. LC: I am the manager of the Cryptographic Technology Group at NIST, which has developed and published cryptographic standards for more…
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