Podcast

Root Causes 615: What Is IETF PLANTS?

Hosted by
Tim Callan
Chief Compliance Officer
Original broadcast date
May 8, 2026

Repeat guest Bas Westerbaan of Cloudflare joins us to explain the PLANTS working group in IETF, which is driving standards around post quantum cryptography (PQC) and Merkle Tree Certificates (MTC). Bas explains the path to becoming a final standard, where we are in this process, and how you can get involved.

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