Dan GoodinFeb 27

Google has devised a means for securing HTTPS certificates against quantum computing attacks without massive performance hits stemming from the considerably longer size of data required to be included.

Is anyone following this work?

https://security.googleblog.com/2026/02/cultivating-robust-and-efficient.html

Cultivating a robust and efficient quantum-safe HTTPS

Posted by Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team Today we're announcing a new program in Chrome to make HTTPS certificates secure against ...

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@dangoodin Exciting, but also seems heavily focused on the needs of hyperscalers. Will roll out in Chrome and Cloudflare only at first, others get left behind. Requires a public Merkle tree, no thought seems to have been given to private CAs. And at the same time, Chrome is sabotaging the existing ML-DSA certificates (that already work today, albeit slow), by not implementing them.
Feb 28 at 11:23amWeb