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Post-quantum authentication: Why organizations should start testing certificate ecosystems now

Reported by Microsoft Security (Microsoft Security Research, Lora Randolph, Tahmina Ahmad and Karina Sirota Goodley)

Summary by Cyber Security News8 Oct 2026, 22:44 CET

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Why post-quantum authentication presents a different challenge Why organizations should begin preparing now Microsoft's perspective on readiness Testing the future certificate ecosystem Expanding end-to-end testing What organizations can do today Looking ahead Learn more Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) planning often focuses on protecting encrypted data, but authentication systems must also evolve.

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