VRP 2025 Year in Review
2026-04-02T01:23:41Z•4b347f139e5e310d99a6c1a1a6bedce4e584fd40b35e0f49ddbecdc0f91aac30
Android 17Android theft protectionCA/Browser ForumCertificate TransparencyChromeGoogle Play securityHTTPS certificate policyIETF PLANTSMTCMerkle Tree CertificatesPKIPQCVRPdomain control validationpost-quantum cryptographyquantum-safe HTTPSscam protectionvulnerability rewards program
What happened
Collection of Google Security Blog posts (early 2026) summarizing multiple platform and ecosystem security initiatives: a VRP (Vulnerability Rewards Program) 2025 year-in-review; Android’s multi-year migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) with PQC experiments and Android 17 beta tests; Chrome’s program for quantum-safe HTTPS (exploring Merkle Tree Certificates via the IETF PLANTS working group) and reluctance to add PQC X.509 roots immediately; enhancements to Android scam protection and theft-protection features; Google Play enforcement metrics and AI-powered app defenses; and Chrome/CA
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- google_security_blog
- Record identifier
- 4b347f139e5e310d99a6c1a1a6bedce4e584fd40b35e0f49ddbecdc0f91aac30
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-02T01:23:41Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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