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What is Chrome Default Hybrid Post-Quantum Key Exchange (X25519Kyber768 → ML-KEM)?

Post-Quantum Cryptography Security & Identity

As of
2026-07-23
Revision
2026-07-26.0
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Chrome's default hybrid post-quantum key exchange makes TLS connections derive a shared secret from both X25519 elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman and a lattice-based key encapsulation mechanism, so the session key stays secret unless both components are broken. The browser first shipped the Kyber-768 draft variant of this construction and then moved to its standardized ML-KEM form.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 72 (claimed 88, reported 81, gap 16) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Chrome Default Hybrid Post-Quantum Key Exchange (X25519Kyber768 → ML-KEM).

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-07-26.0
Hash
sha256:e2eb667df093db8819d579dff9aad51021b4977da85db2dfa82f63f9ed4e72b7
Approved
2026-07-26

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