Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, David Adrian, Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, and David Adrian. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, David Adrian, Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, and David Adrian or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Alex Gaynor

1:25:21
 
Share
 

Manage episode 500639250 series 2956114
Content provided by Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, David Adrian, Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, and David Adrian. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, David Adrian, Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, and David Adrian or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

We chat with friend of the pod and special guest Alex Gaynor, former deputy chief technologist at the FTC and all around good Security Person™. Join for nerdery about WebAuthn, stay for accidentally melting down GitHub APIs around November 2020!

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBoGvyvsSi4

Transcript: https://securitycryptographywhatever.com/2025/08/16/alex-gaynor

Links:

- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-take-only-throw
- https://alexgaynor.net/2025/jan/13/challenges-funding-open-source/
- https://alexgaynor.net/2025/apr/08/putting-a-price-tag-on-open-source/
- https://dadrian.io/blog/posts/corporate-support-xz/
- https://alex.github.io/nyt-2020-election-scraper/battleground-state-changes.html
- https://github.com/alex/nyt-2020-election-scraper
"Security Cryptography Whatever" is hosted by Deirdre Connolly (@durumcrustulum), Thomas Ptacek (@tqbf), and David Adrian (@davidcadrian)

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Alex Gaynor at the FTC (00:01:00)

3. US Digital Service and Healthcare.gov (00:01:56)

4. FTC's Role in Technology and Consumer Protection (00:06:16)

5. 'Favorite' FTC Cases (00:07:52)

6. Open Source (00:31:55)

7. Python Cryptography, Rust (00:40:23)

8. Managing Conflicting Needs in OpenSSL (00:43:37)

9. Upstreaming Rust to OpenSSL (00:44:17)

10. Design Decisions and Compatibility Challenges (00:45:29)

11. Rust Crates and Reusability (00:46:16)

12. Labor of Love and Ideology in Open Source (00:48:26)

13. User Frustration and Platform Support (00:49:05)

14. CI Infra and GitHub Actions (00:50:55)

15. Funding Open Source (00:56:07)

16. SSO Tax (01:06:01)

17. The Alex News Network and 2020 Election (01:18:33)

18. 👋 (01:24:34)

58 episodes

Artwork

Alex Gaynor

Security Cryptography Whatever

46 subscribers

published

iconShare
 
Manage episode 500639250 series 2956114
Content provided by Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, David Adrian, Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, and David Adrian. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, David Adrian, Deirdre Connolly, Thomas Ptacek, and David Adrian or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

We chat with friend of the pod and special guest Alex Gaynor, former deputy chief technologist at the FTC and all around good Security Person™. Join for nerdery about WebAuthn, stay for accidentally melting down GitHub APIs around November 2020!

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBoGvyvsSi4

Transcript: https://securitycryptographywhatever.com/2025/08/16/alex-gaynor

Links:

- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-take-only-throw
- https://alexgaynor.net/2025/jan/13/challenges-funding-open-source/
- https://alexgaynor.net/2025/apr/08/putting-a-price-tag-on-open-source/
- https://dadrian.io/blog/posts/corporate-support-xz/
- https://alex.github.io/nyt-2020-election-scraper/battleground-state-changes.html
- https://github.com/alex/nyt-2020-election-scraper
"Security Cryptography Whatever" is hosted by Deirdre Connolly (@durumcrustulum), Thomas Ptacek (@tqbf), and David Adrian (@davidcadrian)

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Alex Gaynor at the FTC (00:01:00)

3. US Digital Service and Healthcare.gov (00:01:56)

4. FTC's Role in Technology and Consumer Protection (00:06:16)

5. 'Favorite' FTC Cases (00:07:52)

6. Open Source (00:31:55)

7. Python Cryptography, Rust (00:40:23)

8. Managing Conflicting Needs in OpenSSL (00:43:37)

9. Upstreaming Rust to OpenSSL (00:44:17)

10. Design Decisions and Compatibility Challenges (00:45:29)

11. Rust Crates and Reusability (00:46:16)

12. Labor of Love and Ideology in Open Source (00:48:26)

13. User Frustration and Platform Support (00:49:05)

14. CI Infra and GitHub Actions (00:50:55)

15. Funding Open Source (00:56:07)

16. SSO Tax (01:06:01)

17. The Alex News Network and 2020 Election (01:18:33)

18. 👋 (01:24:34)

58 episodes

همه قسمت ها

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play