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This course teaches learners about compressing certificates in TLS, focusing on reducing the size of certificates exchanged during the TLS handshake. The learning outcomes include understanding the challenges of large certificate chains, exploring the concept of TLS certificate compression as per RFC 8879, comparing compression in TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3, and identifying potential issues in the compression process. The course covers topics such as certificate chains, certificate faking, certificate stores, and the impact of including ROOT certificates. The teaching method involves a podcast format with discussions on the mentioned topics. This course is intended for backend engineers, network engineers, security professionals, or anyone interested in optimizing TLS certificate exchanges.
