Episodes

  • Root Causes 566: Time Is a Security Primitive

    Root Causes 566: Time Is a Security Primitive
    Jan 12 2026
    We discuss the foundational importance of time in PKI and security in general. This includes when things happen, the order in which things happen, and attacks based on time-spoofing. We drill down on certificates, roots, timestamping, Certificate Transparency, patching, audits, and PQC.
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    12 mins
  • Root Causes 565: Our Response to QWAC Arguments - Part 3

    Root Causes 565: Our Response to QWAC Arguments - Part 3
    Jan 9 2026
    In our concluding episode on the topic, we scrutinize arguments make for and against QWACs, this time focused on "compliance and interoperability."
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    12 mins
  • Root Causes 564: Our Response to QWAC Arguments - Part 2

    Root Causes 564: Our Response to QWAC Arguments - Part 2
    Jan 7 2026
    In our second of three episodes on the topic, we scrutinize arguments make for and against QWAKs, this time focused on "governance and sovereignty."
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    11 mins
  • Root Causes 563: Our Response to QWAC Arguments - Part 1

    Root Causes 563: Our Response to QWAC Arguments - Part 1
    Jan 5 2026
    As a follow up to our episode 546, we break down the first of three sets of arguments about QWACs and examine their level of validity.
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    16 mins
  • Root Causes 562 : What Is a Side Oracle Attack?

    Root Causes 562 : What Is a Side Oracle Attack?
    Dec 30 2025
    You may have heard of side channel attacks. Now Jason explains what a side oracle attack is and how a side oracle attack in conjunction with AI could be effective against the HQC or Falcon PQC algorithms.
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    8 mins
  • Root Causes 561: What Is Classic McEliece?

    Root Causes 561: What Is Classic McEliece?
    Dec 23 2025
    One of the NIST Round 3 PQC finalists that was never selected or eliminated is Classic McEliece. In this episode we explain in non-math terms how this algorithm works.
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    8 mins
  • Root Causes 560: AI in 1000 Days - Small Language Models

    Root Causes 560: AI in 1000 Days - Small Language Models
    Dec 18 2025
    Continuing our examination of AI in 1000 days, we discuss the use of finely tuned small language models for highly specific use cases.
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    11 mins
  • Root Causes 559: AI in 1000 days - Content Quality

    Root Causes 559: AI in 1000 days - Content Quality
    Dec 16 2025
    We discuss what happens when the quality gap between AI-generated and human-generated content drops to zero. We explore the consequences of this inevitable outcome.
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    13 mins