
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. Best practices in digital certificates are continually under pressure from technology trends, new laws and regulations, cryptographic advances, and the evolution of our computing architectures to be mo... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 641 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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In our episode 640 we defined SPIFFE, which provides digital identity for agentic workloads. In this episode we explain SPIRE (SPIFFE Runtime Environment), the SPIFFE certificate provisioning protocol.
SPIFFE (Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone) is a standard for digital identity for agentic workloads. In this episode we explain.
Static API keys are a common security practice. In this episode we discuss the risk of these keys being revealed, including directly by the AIs that use them.
Tim shares his very personal experience with would-be catfishers and we talk about how AI is set to change the catfishing attack.
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Thank you for providing “key” information on Pki and digital identity topics. It is an awesome way to stay current and learn how to protect digital assets in a constantly changing landscape.
Been in the systems engineering space for 10 years and I’ve continued to struggle with PKI and CA. The concept I get sure but execution in the organizations I’ve been apart of always looked like some disgusting, unscalable sidecar process that we all just had to do. This podcast has slowly filled those gaps in helping me understand soup to nuts what it’s all about, the risks, and what right looks like. Thanks guys! Love the show.
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This show covers the practical and strategic side of digital identities, PKI, and cryptography in modern infrastructure. Episodes frequently unpack post-quantum cryptography, private PKI, Merkle Tree Certificates, and evolving standards, with real-world guidance on migration timelines, governance, and operational impacts for organizations of different sizes. Notable strengths include candid discussions of implementation realities, ongoing standardization efforts, and the interplay between vendors, regulators, and practitioners, making it valuable for security teams, IT leaders, and cryptography professionals considering migrations or evaluating new technologies.
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