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Jason Soroko
Fellow at Sectigo
Jason has 20 years of experience researching, innovating, educating markets, developing intellectual property, and contributing to national-level guidance and consortium standards. He works closely with enterprise companies daily to synthesize managed PKI security solutions that meet real-world operational needs.
Jason Soroko is a seasoned security technology innovator and Senior Fellow at Sectigo, where he leads customer-facing engagements, drives research, and spearheads strategic initiatives at both organizational and national levels. He also contributes to the development of intellectual property and consortium standards. As co-host of the award-winning “Root Causes” podcast, Jason educates professionals on the latest trends in PKI and cybersecurity twice a week. His core strength is bridging cutting-edge security methods with real-world operational needs, ensuring that businesses are equipped with practical, forward-thinking solutions.
Recent Posts from Jason Soroko
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Webinars UpcomingAuthenticating with public certificates? What you must change by 2026
Chrome will block public CA client certs by 2026. Get the roadmap, checklist & migration plan you need to avoid authentication failures.
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EPISODE 514
Broadcast Date:
July 16, 202513 minutes
Podcasts Jul 16, 2025Root Causes 514: Diary of an Online Firestorm
Tim describes how the addition of an item to the CABF face-to-face meeting agenda blew up into a panicked and outraged online thread. We discuss what a more functional response would have looked like.
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EPISODE 513
Broadcast Date:
July 14, 202514 minutes
Podcasts Jul 14, 2025Root Causes 513: Is Revocation the Best Remedy for CPS Misalignment?
We continue our discussion of CPS misalignment by discussing the reasons for revocation as a remedy, its disadvantages, and the possibility of another solution that provides the same benefits at less cost.
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EPISODE 512
Broadcast Date:
July 11, 202513 minutes
Podcasts Jul 11, 2025Root Causes 512: CPS Versus Practices Misalignment
We examine the circumstance where otherwise allowed practices are out of alignment with the stated practices in the relevant CPS. We discuss CA transparency and accountability, increased scrutiny of the CPS, and mass revocation.
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EPISODE 511
Broadcast Date:
July 5, 202516 minutes
Podcasts Jul 05, 2025Root Causes 511: The GoML Root Store
We follow up on our discussion of the Get off My Lawn (GoTM) browser with Jason's adventure in creating his own custom root store.
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Authenticating with certificates? Stop. What you must change by 2026
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Posts Jun 26, 2025Public CAs will drop TLS client auth by May 2026. Switch to private CA and CLM now to secure VPNs, Wi-Fi, mTLS, and device identity workflows.
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Webinars Jun 26, 2025Modern Certificate Management: Time to rethink Private PKI strategy
Discover how modern Private PKI simplifies certs, boosts security, and modernizes infra—without replacing legacy systems.
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EPISODE 509
Broadcast Date:
June 25, 20258 minutes
Podcasts Jun 25, 2025Root Causes 509: What Is a CPS?
We define CPS (Certificate Practices Statement) and explain the role it plays in both the WebPKI and private CAs.
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EPISODE 508
Broadcast Date:
June 23, 202518 minutes
Podcasts Jun 23, 2025Root Causes 508: What Is Code Vibing?
"Code vibing" is using generative AI to create or improve working code. We share Jason's adventure using code vibing to create his own web browser.