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EPISODE 380
Broadcast Date:
April 23, 202429 minutes
Podcast Apr 23, 2024Root Causes 380: If Quantum Supremacy Comes Earlier Than Expected
We talk about the challenges to PQC migration and what happens if quantum computers break RSA before we're expecting them to.
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EPISODE 369
Broadcast Date:
March 15, 202415 minutes
Podcast Mar 15, 2024Root Causes 369: IMessage to Be PQC Enabled
Apple has announced that iMessage will employ post-quantum cryptography (PQC). We explain the implications of this announcement.
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EPISODE 368
Broadcast Date:
March 13, 20249 minutes
Podcast Mar 13, 2024Root Causes 368: CRYSTALS-Kyber Is Now ML-KEM
CRYSTALS-Kyber now has the new official name of Module Lattice-based Key Encryption Module, or ML-KEM. We give an update on the NIST round 3 winners.
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EPISODE 354
Broadcast Date:
January 16, 202412 minutes
Podcast Jan 16, 2024Root Causes 354: CyberSlash Attack Against CRYSTALS-Kyber
A new attack against implementations of CRYSTALS-Kyber illustrates how cryptographic implementations can be vulnerable even as the cyphers remain sound.
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EPISODE 344
Broadcast Date:
November 29, 202317 minutes
Podcast Nov 29, 2023Root Causes 344: Introducing the PQC Onramp
NIST continues the search for PQC algorithms, especially those using non-Lattice schemes. We explain the PQC "onramp" and what we should expect.
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EPISODE 330
Broadcast Date:
September 5, 202322 minutes
Podcast Sep 05, 2023Root Causes 330: End-to-end PQC in Use Today
Our hosts are joined by IronCap CEO Andrew Cheung as he discusses commercially available PQC solutions today, including VPN, email, and crypto currency.
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EPISODE 288
Broadcast Date:
March 23, 202312 minutes
Podcast Mar 23, 2023Root Causes 288: ISARA Releases Patents on Hybrid Certificates
ISARA has put its patents on hybrid certificates into the public domain. ISARA's CEO joins us to explain why.
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EPISODE 286
Broadcast Date:
March 16, 202310 minutes
Podcast Mar 16, 2023Root Causes 286: PKI & PQC in New White House Cybersecurity Initiative
A new White House cybersecurity initiative specifically calls out digital identity and post quantum cryptography (PQC) among its focal areas.
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EPISODE 282
Broadcast Date:
March 2, 202329 minutes
Podcast Mar 02, 2023Root Causes 282: HSMs and Post Quantum Cryptography
We explain where Hardware Secure Modules (HSMs) fit into the world of PQC, including hybrid certificates and defining how HSMs will incorporate PQC.
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EPISODE 280
Broadcast Date:
February 24, 202320 minutes
Podcast Feb 24, 2023Root Causes 280: Did an AI Break CRYSTALS-Kyber?
Recent news reports might suggest that an AI-enhanced side attack has defeated the CRYSTALS-Kyber PQC algorithm.
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EPISODE 274
Broadcast Date:
February 3, 202314 minutes
Podcast Feb 03, 2023Root Causes 274: New Quantum Readiness Law
The U.S. government has a new law requiring that government agencies create plans for migrating to PQC in response to threats from quantum computers.
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EPISODE 270
Broadcast Date:
January 20, 202312 minutes
Podcast Jan 20, 2023Root Causes 270: What Is the Difference Between KEM and PKE?
We explain the difference between Public Key Exchange (PKE) and Key Encapsulation Methods (KEM) and why we're moving from one to another.