Let’s Encrypt plans Merkle Tree Certificates to prepare HTTPS for quantum threats

Let’s Encrypt is preparing a major change to web certificates as the industry gets ready for a post-quantum internet. The nonprofit certificate authority says it plans to support Merkle Tree Certificates, a new approach designed to make HTTPS authentication resistant to future quantum attacks without making TLS handshakes much larger. The plan, outlined in a […] The post Let’s Encrypt plans Merkle Tree Certificates to prepare HTTPS for quantum threats appeared first on VPN Central.