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Ben Burkert of Anchor.Dev on the challenges of Internal Certificate Management

Summary:

In this episode, Timothy De Block chats with Ben Burkert about the challenges of managing internal certificate authorities (CAs) and certificates. Ben shares his experiences working with internal CAs at major companies and how those challenges inspired the creation of Anchor.dev.

Key Topics:

  • The Importance of Certificates: Ben explains how certificate mismanagement can lead to outages and business interruptions, and why automation is crucial.

  • TLS and ACME: Understanding how TLS secures communications and how ACME clients automate certificate management.

  • Anchor.dev: A cloud service that simplifies internal CA management and helps companies secure their internal networks with automated renewals and distribution.

  • LCL Host: A tool from Anchor.dev that enables HTTPS in local development environments, improving deployment workflows.

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Challenges of Internal Certificate Management With Ben Burkert

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