Presented at
32C3 (2015),
Dec. 28, 2015, 7 p.m.
(30 minutes)
Let's Encrypt is a new free and automated certificate authority,
that entered closed beta in October and has already issued a large number of
valid certificates. This talk will provide a short overview of
how the Let's Encrypt client and server software work, and explore
statistics gathered during our closed beta and launch period.
Let's Encrypt is a new certificate authority that is being launched by a
collaboration between EFF, Mozilla, Cisco, Akamai, IdenTrust, and a team
at the University of Michigan. It will issue certificates for free,
using a new automated protocol called ACME for verification of domain
control and issuance.
This talk will describe the features of the CA and available clients at
launch; discuss ongoing feature development in both the official server and client;
and share statistics on the closed beta and launch periods, as well as looking
at our place within the CA ecosystem post launch.
Presenters:
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Roland Bracewell Shoemaker
Roland Shoemaker is a Technology Fellow at EFF working on the free SSL certificate
authority Let's Encrypt. When not working on SSL related subjects he is interested
in various aspects of internet infrastructure and security. He is a long time supporter
of the open-source movement and contributes to a number of diverse projects, both
security related and otherwise, but in his down time, he enjoys tailoring, going to
art galleries, and hanging out with puppies and kittens.
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