Show Notes
Cloudflare recently embarked on an epic quest to choose a CPU for its next-generation server build, so we explore the importance of requests per watt, the benefits of full memory encryption, and why AMD won.
Plus Mozilla's rollout of DNS over HTTPS has begun, a big milestone for Let's Encrypt, and more. Links: Firefox continues push to bring DNS over HTTPS by default for US users - The Mozilla Blog
The Facts: Mozilla’s DNS over HTTPs (DoH)
Security/DOH-resolver-policy - MozillaWiki
HTTPS for all: Let’s Encrypt reaches one billion certificates issued | Ars Technica
Let’s Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates - Let’s Encrypt - Free SSL/TLS Certificates
Let’s Encrypt: A History - The Morning Paper
Apple drops a bomb on long-life HTTPS certificates: Safari to snub new security certs valid for more than 13 months • The Register
Ballot SC22: Reduce Certificate Lifetimes
Google Chrome’s fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its bad side
Microsoft shares a roadmap for the new Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge: Top Feedback Summary for March 4
Download Microsoft Edge Insider Channels
Flaw in billions of Wi-Fi devices left communications open to eavesdropping | Ars Technica
kr00k: A serious vulnerability deep inside Wi-Fi encryption
Kr00k Paper
Technical Details of Why Cloudflare Chose AMD EPYC for Gen X Servers
An EPYC trip to Rome: AMD is Cloudflare’s 10th-generation Edge server CPU
Cloudflare’s Gen X: Servers for an Accelerated Future
Impact of Cache Locality
Gen X Performance Tuning
Securing Memory at EPYC Scale
Intel promises Full Memory Encryption in upcoming CPUs | Ars Technica
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