Securing the web with Let's Encrypt (Interview)

We’re talking with Josh Aas, the Executive Director of the Internet Security Research Group, which is the legal entity behind the Let’s Encrypt certificate authority. In June of 2017, Let’s Encrypt celebrated 100 Million certificates issued. Now, just about 2.5 years later, that number has grown to 1 Billion and 200 Million websites served. We talk with Josh about his journey and what it’s taken to build and grow Let’s Encrypt to enable a secure by default internet for everyone.

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Featuring:

• Josh Aas – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Let’s Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates
• Milestone: 100 Million Certificates Issued
• Sponsors and donors of Let’s Encrypt
• Internet Security Research Group
• The Changelog #243: Let’s Encrypt the Web with Jacob Hoffman-Andrews
• I’m a cog - Adam’s thoughts on cog mentality
• Border Gateway Protocol

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