In an innovative application, an AI has been used to find private keys for ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) P 256. We explain how.
Jason Soroko
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Jason has 20 years of experience researching, innovating, educating markets, developing intellectual property, and contributing to national-level guidance and consortium standards. He works closely with enterprise companies daily to synthesize managed PKI security solutions that meet real-world operational needs.
Jason Soroko is a seasoned security technology innovator and Senior Fellow at Sectigo, where he leads customer-facing engagements, drives research, and spearheads strategic initiatives at both organizational and national levels. He also contributes to the development of intellectual property and consortium standards. As co-host of the award-winning “Root Causes” podcast, Jason educates professionals on the latest trends in PKI and cybersecurity twice a week. His core strength is bridging cutting-edge security methods with real-world operational needs, ensuring that businesses are equipped with practical, forward-thinking solutions.
Recent posts by Jason Soroko
200-day SSL/TLS certificates (199-day renewals) arrive March 2026, increasing renewal pressure and making CLM automation essential to avoid outages and risk.
Root Causes PodcastRoot Causes 582: New Research Drastically Cuts Number of Qubits for Cryptographic Relevance
New research indicates that the number of qubits necessary to achieve cryptographic relevance has reduced by two orders of magnitude. We cover this breaking news and its implications.
By CABF ballot all manual methods of Domain Control Validation (DCV) will be deprecated by 2028. We explain which methods are due for deprecation and when.
We go over the qualities in abstract of a use case that strongly invites the use of hybrid certificates and then run down a list of specific use cases that meet these criteria. This includes OT systems, code signing, secure boot, WiFi, enterprise S/MIME, and more.
In this episode Jason declares that we must make cryptography boring again. We get into what that means and why it matters.
We have seen much talk of the upcoming drop of maximum TLS term to 200 days, followed by 100 days, and eventually down to 47 days. It happens that all those numbers are too large and the actual maxima will be less than that. We explain.
March 2026 is due to be the most eventful month in the history of the WebPKI. Join us as we go over all the many changes coming next month.
A large investment firm divests from Bitcoin for fear of the quantum threat.