Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android
2026-03-30T13:23:43Z•6d5f9959186ac712d48f04b01c606fd2dbc53c5f9e7c10b176f98e08007d2156
Android 17Android securityAndroid theft protectionCAB ForumCertificate TransparencyChromeGPU hardeningGoogle Play app securityMali GPUMerkle Tree CertificatesNISTPKIPLANTSPQCbiometricsdomain control validationfailed-authentication-lockpost-quantumquantum-safe HTTPSscam protection
What happened
Collection of Google Security Blog announcements detailing multi-year, proactive platform security efforts: Android will begin Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) enhancements with Android 17 beta to adopt NIST-recommended quantum-resistant algorithms; Chrome is developing quantum-safe HTTPS approaches (including Merkle Tree Certificates via the IETF PLANTS work) while delaying traditional X.509 PQ certs in the Root Store; the HTTPS/PKI ecosystem will phase out legacy domain control validation methods (CAB Forum ballots) through March 2028 to improve certificate issuance security and Certificate-
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