The Next Chapter in Securing the World's Internet

What does it take to keep the world’s most widely used cryptographic library secure in the quantum era? In this episode of Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense, host Johannes Lintzen welcomes Tomáš Mráz, Director of the OpenSSL Software Foundation, and Jon Ericson, Community Manager at the Foundation. Together, they explore OpenSSL’s evolution, from its 25-year legacy to its upcoming OpenSSL 3.6 release, hybrid cryptography, and the global effort to achieve FIPS certifications for post-quantum algorithms. Learn how community contributions, funding models, and industry partnerships are shaping OpenSSL’s role in securing the internet’s future.