Root Causes 605: Chrome Declares Its Support for Merkle Tree Certificates (MTC)
From Root Causes: A PKI and Security Podcast by Tim Callan and Jason Soroko
April 15, 2026 · 9 min · Episode 605
About this episode
The episode discusses Google's support for Merkle Tree Certificates as the future for SSL/TLS.
Google has taken a strong position supporting Merkle Tree Certificates (MTC) as the PQC-enabled future for SSL / TLS. We unpack this extremely important position from the WebPKI's most influential organization.
Topics covered
- Merkle Tree Certificates
- PQC
- SSL
- TLS
- WebPKI
Keywords
- security
- encryption
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Merkle Tree Certificates, SSL, TLS
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