Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android
2026-03-28T07:23:39Z•82a596cbd1025d574906c43ed7539185ed4d49aba41802d1cc89abe0465a4ebb
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What happened
A set of Google Security Blog posts announcing platform-wide security initiatives: Android is beginning a multi-year migration to Post‑Quantum Cryptography (PQC) with PQC enhancements rolling out in the Android 17 beta and later GA, and architectural changes to make the platform quantum‑resilient. Chrome is launching a program for quantum‑safe HTTPS — working with IETF PLANTS and pushing Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs) rather than adding traditional PQ X.509 certs immediately to the Chrome Root Store to address performance and Certificate Transparency scale challenges. Chrome Root Program and
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- 2026-03-28T07:23:39Z
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