Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android
2026-03-31T01:23:39Z•0b2d8b0fc967a8787f0881348d95683bffb95db7a669a48b7122b1b52f134e76
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What happened
This Google Security Blog collection outlines multiple platform- and ecosystem-level security initiatives across Android and Chrome. Key points: Google will begin testing Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) enhancements in the Android 17 beta with general availability in Android 17, as part of a platform-wide architectural upgrade to prepare for quantum threats and align with NIST PQC standards. Chrome is launching a program to make HTTPS certificates quantum-safe, collaborating on Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs) in the IETF PLANTS working group and not immediately adding PQC X.509 roots to the (f
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