PQC in Plaintext: Google Cloud’s post-quantum cryptography roadmap

Google Cloud SecurityAugust 11, 2026Cloud

Securing infrastructure and services against a future cryptographically-relevant quantum computer has been a goal for Google for a decade, and we’ve dedicated ourselves to help developers by advancing open standards that can benefit everyone. As post-quantum cryptography (PQC) has matured, we’ve been rolling it out in our infrastructure for internal and customer-facing services.

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DefencePost-quantum cryptographyNew encryption designed to stay secure once large quantum computers can break today's public-key algorithms.

PQC in Plaintext: Google Cloud’s post-quantum cryptography roadmap

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