Episode 450: Device Attestation and CAs in 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses device attestation and the complexities of public key infrastructure with Smallstep's CEO Mike Malone.

PKI can be a real adventure, from dealing with minting certificates, to their whole lifecycle, all the way down to who trusts what and why. We're here this week with Smallstep's CEO Mike Malone to talk about device attestation, their latest projects, and everything about how we learn to better trust each other when we can, and what to do when we can't. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Guests: Mike Malone - LinkedIn Links: https://smallstep.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Certificate_Management_Environment https://letsencrypt.org/docs/client-options/ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/30/3124136/0/en/Smallstep-and-Jamf-Partner-to-Deliver-Hardware-Backed-Device-Identity-for-Enterprise-Managed-Apple-Fleets.html Apple JNUC 2025 Presentation on Apple Platform Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wj2Oc-LUMQ https://smallstep.com/product/ai-and-mcp/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooko_Wilcox-O%27Hearn Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Meter Primo Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Bridge, Marcus Ransom

Guest: Mike Malone

Topics covered

• device attestation
• PKI
• certificate lifecycle
• trust
• security
• technology

Keywords

• device attestation
• PKI
• certificates
• trust
• security
• Smallstep
• Apple

Sponsors

Iru Fleet Device Management, Meter, Primo, Watchman Monitoring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Smallstep, Mac Admins Podcast LLC

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