Coming Soon! In August 2013, Google will start the process of switching its SSL Certificates over to 2048-bit for its services adding stronger security. This information was made public on Stephen McHenry’s, Director of Information Security at Google Blog.
The completion of this project is set to be completed by the end of the 2013 year.
Quoted on the blog Stephen McHenry writes
Most client software won’t have any problems with either of these changes, but we know that some configurations will require some extra steps to avoid complications. This is more often true of client software embedded in devices such as certain types of phones, printers, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, and cameras.
Stephen McHenry also listed a number of examples of improper validation practices that could lead to the inability of client software to connect to Google using SSL after the upgrade, such as matching any other certificate exactly or hard-coding the expected root certificate.
Change is coming soon! Don’t be left behind.
More detailed information can be found here