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.

Everybody knows about March 15 and the drop in maximum public TLS certificate term to 200 days. But that only scratches the surface on key dates with this maximum term reduction. Join us as we go over "all the dates" for TLS maximum term reduction.

We score our 2025 predictions in this second of two parts.

Every new year we make predictions for the year to come, and every year we go back and see how we did. This is the first of two parts scoring our 2025 predictions.

We discuss the idea that not all cryptographic entropy is equally "random" and potential consequences.