# The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography with Alex Gaynor and Paul Kehrer

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Published: 2026-03-09T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Josh talks to Paul Kehrer and Alex Gaynor, from the Python Cryptographic Authority. Alex and Paul recently published a statement discuss the challenges posed by modern OpenSSL. We discuss the statement and their relationship with OpenSSL. We chat about some of the current features in cryptography, as well as some of what's coming in the future. It's a fun conversation that hits on a lot of great points. The show notes and blog post for this episode can be found at https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/2026-03-cryptography-alex-paul/

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