"That's my perspective from 30 years of doing this": An Interview Study on...
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Interview study of 21 experienced developers finds cryptographic updates follow a six‑phase process and reveal 13 distinct challenges, with backward compatibility, expertise gaps, and information scarcity the biggest recurring blockers. Participants report updates taking years as side work, rely on personal networks and ad hoc workflows, and demand better APIs, automated CI checks, migration scripts, and practical docs. Recommendations target library maintainers, standards bodies, and tooling to ease the upcoming post‑quantum transition.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Cryptographic code updates research
- 1:18Cryptographic updates challenges
- 3:05Six-phase crypto update process
- 4:12Key challenges in crypto updates
- 6:20Developers' informal networks
- 7:45Wishes for crypto update support
- 9:42Post-quantum cryptography transition
- 12:33Automated and standardized updates
- 13:15Conclusion
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