Quantum-Safe Technology Standards Closer to Reality SK Telecom and ID Quantique Lead International Standardization of Quantum-Safe Technology SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) and ID Quantique today announced
IDQ Pushes the the Limit of Smartphone, IoT, and Wireless Security Using Quantum Random Number Generation On-Chip This press release is a good indicator of
Oak Ridge National Lab’s quantum random number generator is being harnessed by industry. Using an LED, their device produces photons while measuring the quantumness of the produced photons. Qrypt will harness these quantum statistics to produce “unique and unpredictable encryption keys.” Doing so places an exponentially better decryption mitigation method in place lending to greater communication cybersecurity.
Quantum computing-related applications to real life are emerging in the consumer sector. QBKEY brand is using quantum random number generation to create key pairs for use in their biometric (thumbprint) device. The device supports encrypted file protection and sharing, secure shell key management and password management. The QRNG key pairs are coupled with “multi-level encryption using the AES, RSA, and ECC algorithms.”
Much of today’s internet traffic is encrypted, well over 50% by some estimates. As the encryption of data in motion approaches 100%, so to does the approach of quantum computers. The threat, and mitigation, is found in this un-refined disruptive technology.
A team affiliated with the University of Bristol has devised a tiny (1 mm square) random number generator which generates numbers at 2.8 Gbps speeds using silicon photonics technology found in semiconductor fabrication methods. This rate of photon generation and its inherent randomness coupled with a “very low” power consumption give this QRNG potential to secure encryption at the mobile-device level.
Spinoff technology from quantum computing research has produced what is hoped to be a game-changer in cryptographic key security. Quantum Base, a spinoff company from Lancaster University’s Quantum Technology Centre, believe they have solved the problem of true random number generation; made it scalable, and reduced its size such that it can fit in any tech device.
In encryption, the one-time pad is known as the most secure method to maintain confidentiality of data — unbreakable with completely random numbers. Acting as the cryptographic key, random numbers must be truly random or the risk to the encrypted data becomes an issue.
