Root Causes 600: Cryptographic Design Is Not Neutral
From Root Causes: A PKI and Security Podcast by Tim Callan and Jason Soroko
April 3, 2026 · 10 min · Episode 600
About this episode
In the 600th episode, the hosts explain how cryptographic decisions reflect the social, political, and legal viewpoints of their designers.
In our previous episode we defined cryptography as the new geopolitics. Now in our 600th episode we follow up to explain how all cryptographic decisions reflect the social, political, and legal viewpoints of the cryptography's designers.
Topics covered
- cryptography
- geopolitics
- social viewpoints
- political viewpoints
- legal viewpoints
Keywords
- cryptographic design
- neutrality
- decisions
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