What is the OpenSSL Conference 2025
- Dates: October 7-9, 2025 OpenSSL Conference+2OpenSSL Corporation+2
- Location: Prague, Czech Republic — Vienna House by Wyndham Diplomat Prague OpenSSL Conference+1
- Host: OpenSSL Corporation & OpenSSL Foundation, gathering cryptography experts, developers, compliance & legal professionals, open-source contributors. OpenSSL Foundation+2OpenSSL Conference+2
Mission & Why It Matters
- The conference aims to foster innovation, collaboration, education, and advocacy in open source cryptography & secure communications. Emphasis on transparency, trust, and reinforcing OpenSSL’s role as foundational security infrastructure. OpenSSL Conference+1
- It’s the first major conference wholly dedicated to the OpenSSL Library & its ecosystem, marking an important inflection point in how organizations approach cryptographic security. OpenSSL Corporation
Tracks & Themes
There are several main tracks, each addressing high-impact topics in cryptography, security architecture, and open-source practices. Key themes include:
- Business Value & Enterprise Adoption
- How companies use OpenSSL to gain competitive advantage
- ROI from adopting and maintaining secure cryptographic infrastructure OpenSSL Conference
- Technical Deep Dive & Innovation
- Roadmap for OpenSSL, upcoming features
- Performance tuning, advanced usage, optimizations
- Security vulnerabilities & incident response in OpenSSL contexts OpenSSL Conference
- Security, Compliance & the Law
- Regulatory compliance (FIPS, etc.), governance of cryptographic systems
- Post-quantum crypto discussions, supply chain security, legal liabilities OpenSSL Conference+1
- Community, Contribution & the Future
- Open source governance, contributor involvement, culture of security
- Emerging trends (e.g. AI, PQC, secure supply chains) and how OpenSSL community shapes them OpenSSL Foundation+1
Who Should Attend
- Developers & Software Engineers interested in cryptography, TLS, secure communications.
- Security & DevSecOps Professionals looking to apply best practices, harden systems, follow vulnerability disclosures.
- Compliance / Legal Officers needing clarity on crypto-law, standards, risk management.
- Open Source Contributors & Researchers who want to engage with the OpenSSL codebase, propose features, or track security research.
- Product Managers / CTOs architecting products that rely on TLS, PKI, or cryptographic tools. OpenSSL Conference+1
Key Highlights & What to Expect
- Roadmap updates for OpenSSL including performance improvements and future feature releases. OpenSSL Conference
- Hands-on sessions / workshops that dive into advanced cryptographic techniques, optimization, and implementing OpenSSL securely. OpenSSL Conference
- Security vulnerability response sessions – learning from past incidents, how OpenSSL deals with zero-days and cryptographic bugs.
- Workshops on Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) — preparing for quantum threats, hybrid crypto schemes, and how OpenSSL will evolve.
- Panels/Discussions on legal & regulatory landscapes, compliance obligations, governance of open source crypto, risk management.
What CyberDudeBivash Cares About / What to Watch
As someone deeply interested in threat intelligence, security, and crypto:
- I’ll be watching for OpenSSL’s vulnerability disclosures and how they plan to improve memory safety, side-channel resistance, and PQC support.
- Expect announcements or early-access previews for upcoming OpenSSL versions.
- How OpenSSL handles supply chain concerns — e.g. dependencies, build environments, signing of binaries.
- Whether compliance tracks will cover global regulatory diversity (EU, US, Asia) and real-world implementation challenges.
Attendance Tips
- Apply early for Call for Papers (CFP) if you have research or a project to present — deadline was May 31, 2025. OpenSSL Corporation
- Register early to lock in better rates; check for scholarships or community tickets. CISO Platform
- Plan travel & lodging around the conference venue; Prague is well connected but hotel rooms during big events fill up fast.
- Bring use-cases, real-world problems, labs: hands-on demos are well received.
Implications for Security, DevOps, & Infrastructure Teams
- Companies using OpenSSL need to monitor and upgrade regularly to avoid being caught by vulnerabilities in older versions.
- DevOps pipelines must include cryptographic audit, unit testing for TLS configuration, and fail-safe defaults.
- For product teams, evaluate how upcoming OpenSSL features (e.g. PQC, advanced performance) may impact roadmap and product security.
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