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Cyber security: Company will use ORNL random number generator for encryption

Posted at 10:17 pm September 3, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Development of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s quantum random number generator began with basic components including an LED light, the source from which a field of quadrillions of photons are produced. The device can detect and measure the quantum statistics of photons present in the field and use each one as the basis for creating truly unique encryption keys that are impossible to decipher or predict. (Photo credit: Brian Williams/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy)

Development of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s quantum random number generator began with basic components including an LED light, the source from which a field of quadrillions of photons are produced. The device can detect and measure the quantum statistics of photons present in the field and use each one as the basis for creating truly unique encryption keys that are impossible to decipher or predict. (Photo credit: Brian Williams/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy)

 

A company called Qrypt Inc. will incorporate a quantum random number generator developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory into existing encryption techniques, strengthening cyber security, a press release said.

Qrypt has exclusively licensed the technology from ORNL, a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory. It’s intended to help defend against cyber attacks, including those posed by quantum computing.

Encryption uses codes or mathematical algorithms to make information such as messages or stored data unintelligible to unauthorized readers. Quantum computers make use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.

The press release said Qrypt will incorporate ORNL’s quantum random number generator into the company’s existing encryption platform. It will use inherent quantum randomness to create unique and unpredictable encryption keys enabling virtually impenetrable communications, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Benjamin Lawrie, Bing Qi, Brian Williams, cryptography, cyber attacks, cyber security, Denis Mandich, encryption, encryption keys, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Qrypt Inc., quantum computers, quantum computing, Quantum Information Science, quantum random number generator, quantum-resistant encryption, Raphael Pooser, Travis Humble, U.S. Department of Energy

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