Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android
2026-03-26T13:23:45Z•7a797a7e8f605471631e70c7b5bcc3fd0666e35292496202e67baa7f5af89997
Android-17Android-securityAndroid-theft-protectionCA-Browser-ForumCertificate-TransparencyChrome-Root-StoreDCV-deprecationFailed-Authentication-LockGPU-securityGoogle-Play-securityIETF-PLANTSIdentity-CheckMali-GPUMerkle-Tree-CertificatesPKIPQCTLSUMD-KMD-interfaceapp-supply-chaindomain-control-validationkernel-driverspost-quantum-cryptographyquantum-safe-HTTPSscam-protectionsecurity-roadmap
What happened
Google published a set of security updates and roadmaps covering post-quantum cryptography (PQC) deployment, quantum-safe HTTPS, Android platform hardening, app ecosystem protections, theft-protection features, CA/Browser Forum domain-validation deprecations, and GPU driver hardening. Key items: Android will begin PQC experiments in the Android 17 beta with broader platform upgrades planned; Chrome is pursuing a quantum-safe HTTPS program and collaborating on Merkle Tree Certificates via the IETF PLANTS working group rather than immediately adding PQC X.509 roots; the Chrome Root Program and C
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- 2026-03-26T13:23:45Z
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