Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android
2026-03-30T07:23:41Z•62d03d84e3290428e682cd352a046416a0cb81527b6edb018a8729a632780354
AndroidAndroid 17Android theft protectionCA/Browser ForumCertificate TransparencyChromeChrome Root ProgramDV deprecationGPU securityGoogle Play safetyHTTPSIETFMTCMali GPUMerkle Tree CertificatesNISTPLANTSPQCTLSUMD/KMD interfaceapp ecosystemdomain validationkernel driverpost-quantumscam protection
What happened
Google security posts covering multiple platform-wide hardening and future-proofing efforts: Android will begin rolling in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) enhancements in the Android 17 beta with a comprehensive architectural upgrade to support NIST-driven PQC standards. Chrome is launching a program to make HTTPS certificates quantum-safe, collaborating on Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs) via the IETF PLANTS working group rather than immediately adding PQC X.509 roots, and calls out Certificate Transparency performance considerations for larger PQC keys. The Chrome Root Program and CA/Browser-
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- 2026-03-30T07:23:41Z
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