#cryptography

An HN discussion around Cloudflare’s roadmap highlights a security story with direct IT relevance: the company now targets 2029 for full post-quantum protection, including authentication, because recent quantum and algorithmic advances are compressing the migration timeline.

Google said on March 25, 2026 that it is now targeting 2029 for post-quantum cryptography migration. The company argues recent progress in quantum hardware, error correction, and factoring estimates makes authentication and signature upgrades more urgent.