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Google accelerates Q Day to 2029, urging a rapid shift to post-quantum crypto

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Source: Ars Technica
Google accelerates Q Day to 2029, urging a rapid shift to post-quantum crypto
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Google slashes its Q Day readiness deadline to 2029 and urges the industry to adopt post-quantum cryptography to replace RSA and elliptic-curve schemes. The company also reveals Android 17 beta will add PQC support via ML-DSA in verified boot, the Keystore, and upcoming Play Store signing, signaling a broader PQC rollout across devices; experts view the timeline as a significant acceleration with ongoing questions about motivation.

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  1. Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought  Ars Technica
  2. Quantum frontiers may be closer than they appear  blog.google
  3. Google Shortens Timeline for Quantum-Safe Encryption Transition  The Quantum Insider
  4. Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android  blog.google
  5. Google is preparing Android 17 to protect you from the upcoming security apocalypse  PhoneArena

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