Silent security overhaul in Chrome aims to stop quantum attacks

• Quantum computing threatens the cryptography behind HTTPS certificates
• Fake certificates expose users to surveillance risks
• Transparency logs help detect unauthorized certificate issuance quickly

Google has revealed plans to make HTTPS certificates resistant to future quantum computer attacks while keeping the internet usable.

Past incidents, such as the 2011 DigiNotar hack, which allowed 500 fake certificates to spy on web users, showed the risks of unverified certificates.

Today, browsers rely on public transparency logs, append-only ledgers, to allow website owners to check in real time whether any certificates for their domains are illegitimate.

Preparing certificate transparency for the quantum era

The advent of quantum computing introduces new vulnerabilities to classical cryptography ...