Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android
2026-03-26T01:23:40Z•3bcf7eac122fc701099f79a6c36b7d06e33ad6e6bf1c2cddf9a5c8deea23cb24
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What happened
Google security blog updates (Dec 2025–Mar 2026) covering a multi-pronged security roadmap: Android will begin testing Post‑Quantum Cryptography (PQC) in Android 17 (beta → GA) as part of a multi-year platform migration aligned with NIST PQC standards; Chrome is launching a program for quantum‑safe HTTPS and driving an industry effort around Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs) via the IETF PLANTS WG rather than immediately adding PQC X.509 roots; the Chrome Root Program and CA/Browser Forum are phasing out legacy domain‑control validation methods with a full effect by March 2028; Android is hard‑f
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