Cultivating a robust and efficient quantum-safe HTTPS
2026-03-23T19:23:41Z•95e0ea474cb66ddf1adec90bd6eea75f94eabedbbf1d239a7930a7e998cadd45
AndroidArmCA/Browser ForumCertificate TransparencyChromeChrome Root StoreDV deprecationGPU securityGoogle PlayHTTPSMTCMali GPUMerkle Tree CertificatesPKIPLANTSapp securitybiometricsdomain validationkernel drivermalwarepost-quantum cryptographyprompt injection mitigation','agentic browsing','AI safety','Gemquantum-safescam protectiontheft protection
What happened
This collection of Google security posts describes multiple proactive hardening and policy initiatives across Chrome and Android. Chrome is pursuing quantum-safe HTTPS via a new program that favors Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs) being developed in the IETF PLANTS working group rather than immediately adding traditional post‑quantum X.509 certificates to the Chrome Root Store, and continues to address Certificate Transparency performance and bandwidth concerns. The Chrome Root Program and CA/Browser Forum are phasing out 11 legacy Domain Control Validation (DCV) methods (phased deprecation to
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- google_security_blog
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- 95e0ea474cb66ddf1adec90bd6eea75f94eabedbbf1d239a7930a7e998cadd45
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- 2026-03-23T19:23:41Z
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- Yes
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