Posted by Chrome Root Program, Chrome Security Team
The Chrome Root Program launched in 2022 as part of Google’s ongoing commitment to upholding secure and reliable network connections in Chrome. We previously described how the Chrome Root Program keeps users safe, and described how the program is focused on promoting technologies and practices that strengthen the underlying security assurances provided by Transport Layer Security (TLS). Many of these initiatives are described on our forward looking, public roadmap named “Moving Forward, Together.”
At a high-level, “Moving Forward, Together” is our vision of the future. It is non-normative and considered distinct from the requirements detailed in the Chrome Root Program Policy. It’s focused on themes that we feel are essential to further improving the Web PKI ecosystem going forward, complementing Chrome’s core principles of speed, security, stability, and simplicity. These themes include:
Encouraging modern infrastructures and agility
Focusing on simplicity
Promoting automation
Reducing mis-issuance
Increasing accountability and ecosystem integrity
Streamlining and improving domain validation practices
Preparing for a "post-quantum" world
Earlier this month, two “Moving Forward, Together” initiatives became required practices in the CA/Browser Forum Baseline Requirements (BRs). The CA/Browser Forum is a cross-industry group that works together to develop minimum requirements for TLS[...]