Eli Holderness, an expert in encryption technologies, dives into the fascinating world of asymmetric encryption. He explains the importance of public and private keys in securing communications. The conversation also highlights the looming threats of quantum computing and the need for quantum-resistant algorithms. Eli introduces newcomers like Dilithium and Kyber, discussing their potential to secure our digital future. The talk wraps up with insights on evolving encryption standards and the role of initiatives like Let's Encrypt in safeguarding online security.

Mark Rendle interviews Eli Holderness, a developer advocate at Scaleway, about WebAuthn and the future of web authentication. They discuss topics such as public key cryptography, hardware security tokens, passwordless authentication challenges, data privacy, and the potential impact of WebAssembly on cloud computing. The conversation also touches on preferences in search engines, data bunkers, quantum computers, and casual interests in linguistics and retro gaming.