The transparency.dev summit hosted by Google in October 2024 was a significant event focusing on various transparency systems, including established systems like Certificate Transparency (CT) and newer entrants like SCITT and software package transparency. Traditionally, Google organized separate events like CT Days to discuss Certificate Transparency. However, in 2024, these discussions were integrated into the broader transparency.dev summit, allowing for a more comprehensive exploration of transparency mechanisms among the industry’s leading practitioners.
The summit featured dedicated sessions for CT, providing a platform for community members to brainstorm ideas, discuss upcoming changes, and share diverse perspectives within the ecosystem. This integration aimed to foster a holistic understanding of transparency systems and their interrelations.
DataTrails participated fully in the event and delivered 2 talks. Enjoy them below!
Taking the pain away with linear logs: it’s just an array!
While everything might look like ‘just a Merkle tree’, there are some very interesting subtleties in the world of transparency logs that can vastly improve either speed or cost or security concerns depending on the data and use case at hand.
Aiming to demystify the details and benefits of the DataTrails MMR log, Robin gives a fast and accessible presentation of the system and presents a viable alternative for when RFC 6962 isn’t quite right for you.
If you want to dive into much more detail, consider reading Robin’s excellent “Into The Woods” blog.
View the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfMVQBUZfbQ
Multi-layer interoperability of transparency technology
Transparency approaches have extremely wide applicability throughout the technology and information landscape. Different use cases have different functional and non-functional requirements which suggest the need for a diverse – but not too diverse – transparency ecosystem to enable broad, practical adoption.
This lightning talk aims to stimulate conversation and highlight opportunities for advancement of transparency technology through interoperable data structures, standards, open source code, and group cooperation.
View the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2qvdXjSKPE
