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Everything you learned about SSL is deprecated

Remember your first HTTPS server? RSA keys, year+ certificates, and some openssl incantation you copied from StackOverflow. That's all outdated now.

TLS 1.3 threw out decades of cipher complexity. Snowden leaks moved Perfect Forward Secrecy from optional to mandatory. Let's Encrypt made certificates a free API call. And browser vendors are pushing certificate lifetimes down to 47 days.

This talk is a tour of modern TLS. We'll cover what changed, why it changed, and what breaks if you don't make updates.

bio of Todd H. Gardner

Todd H. Gardner

CEO

TrackJS

Todd Gardner is a software entrepreneur and builder of silly things. He pushes for simple tools, balancing complexity with risk, and having a good laugh at the ridiculousness of it all. He is the cofounder of TrackJS, Request Metrics, and CertKit, where he helps thousands of developers build faster and more reliable websites.

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