Dear Kathleen, It’s hard to believe it's almost been two decades! Your approach, always calm, professional, and balanced, has had a huge impact on the internet and the reputation that Mozilla’s Root Program has had all these years -- your impact has been profoundly felt by us all.
Your leadership not only helped bring together the various root programs but also helped us navigate complex issues, more importantly, you also helped make this a space that brought together a global community committed to making the WebPKI safe. You will be greatly missed, but we are excited for you as you move into retirement, hoping it brings you joy, relaxation, and plenty of travel adventures. Thank you for everything, Kathleen. Wishing you all the best for the journey ahead. Warm regards, Ryan Hurst On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 8:48 AM Kathleen Wilson <kwil...@mozilla.com> wrote: > All, > > When I started consulting for Mozilla in May of 2008, I had no idea that I > would end up running Mozilla’s root store for almost 16 years! Back then I > believed that the browser root store would become obsolete in a few years > as new solutions to web security were developed and widely adopted. I also > believed that working on the Firefox browser root store would be low-key, > non-stressful, and healthy for my brain. > > As it turns out, my job was healthy for my brain, but it was not as > low-key as I had hoped. Interesting situations kept popping up that caught > the attention of various researchers and reporters, making the job a bit > more public-facing than I had envisioned. These situations and the many > negotiations involved in updating policies and requirements led to a few > sleepless nights as my brain continued working overtime. In the end, my job > turned out to be very rewarding, and along the way I was given the > privilege of working with lots of talented people from all over the world. > > I truly appreciate all of the help, input, support, and encouragement that > so many of you provided to me throughout these years. You all are a big > part of the motivation behind me continuing to run Mozilla’s root store for > so long. I was also motivated by the belief that I was helping to keep the > web safe in an ever-changing threat landscape. I enjoyed working with you > all as we tackled the challenges facing the Web PKI. > > I wish you all the best, and hope that you all will continue to help keep > the web safe for everyone! With my departure, Ben Wilson will continue on > as Owner of Mozilla's CA Certificates > <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/All#CA_Certificates> and CA Certificate > Policy > <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/All#Mozilla_CA_Certificate_Policy> > modules. I am confident that he will continue to do a great job. > > In my retirement years, which begin on February 29, I look forward to > having fewer responsibilities and traveling more. > > Best Regards, > Kathleen Wilson > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups " > dev-security-policy@mozilla.org" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to dev-security-policy+unsubscr...@mozilla.org. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/d/msgid/dev-security-policy/d9d2a632-5e61-45f6-84fe-f6dddbdd1cebn%40mozilla.org > <https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/d/msgid/dev-security-policy/d9d2a632-5e61-45f6-84fe-f6dddbdd1cebn%40mozilla.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "dev-security-policy@mozilla.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dev-security-policy+unsubscr...@mozilla.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/d/msgid/dev-security-policy/CALVZKwZxBqXZkuC_UZuTjg1zAqAKnYdGZOvtmFVpHPzFX5c%2BtA%40mail.gmail.com.
