Insider Brief
- Quantum Dice and Thales have launched a quantum random number generator (QRNG)-backed Hardware Security Module (HSM) to enhance cryptographic security for enterprise customers.
- The integrated solution combines Thales’ Luna HSM with Quantum Dice’s Quantum Entropy-as-a-Service (QEaaS) and patented DISC™ protocol, allowing real-time verification of cryptographic key security.
- The QRNG-backed HSM supports the transition to post-quantum security by ensuring high-quality entropy for encryption keys, enhancing auditability, and meeting evolving security compliance standards.
PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Dice, a University of Oxford spin-out pioneering quantum random number generator (QRNG) technology, and Thales, a leading global technology and security provider, have launched a QRNG-backed Hardware Security Module (HSM), bringing the security advantages of Quantum Dice’s patented DISC™ protocol to enterprise customers. The integrated solution allows organisations to verify and quantify the security of their cryptographic keys in real-time, ensuring robust protection for classical applications and a seamless transition to post-quantum security, all while meeting the highest standards of security and compliance.
The advent of quantum computing is driving organisations to strengthen cryptographic defences – particularly as the global shift to post-quantum security accelerates. At the core of all post-quantum algorithms is randomness, or entropy, which forms the foundation of the cryptographic keys that encrypt our sensitive data. Not only is the quantity of entropy itself crucial for post-quantum security applications, but its quality directly impacts the strength and security of cryptographic keys.
The QRNG-backed HSM solution combines the market-leading cryptographic capabilities of the Thales Luna HSM with Quantum Dice’s Quantum Entropy-as-a-Service (QEaaS) to provide enhanced security features. The solution benefits from Quantum Dice’s patented source-device independent self-certification (DISC™) protocol, which uses a live entropy measurement to provide a unique ability for users to verify and quantify the security of their encryption keys in real-time. The QRNG-backed HSM can therefore prove and quantify the security of its cryptographic keys and certificates, while offering enhanced auditability for seamless migration to post-quantum security.
Dr Ramy Shelbaya, CEO and Co-Founder of Quantum Dice, said: “We are very excited to be working with one of the leading players in hardware securities. Thales’ Luna HSM is an important component to the cybersecurity of many enterprises globally across different sectors. As such, the integration of Quantum Dice’s QRNG solutions with it is an important step forwards to bringing the benefits of our DISC-backed QRNGs to hardware security.”
Wenmiao Yu, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development at Quantum Dice, commented: “Fusing Quantum Dice’s self-certifying QRNG with the Thales Luna HSM enables enhanced security for enterprises. CISO teams have an added layer of auditability for the encryption keys due to the continuous, live monitoring of the QRNG used in the Quantum Dice and Thales HSM.”
Ksheerabdhi Krishna, VP of Product Marketing at Thales, said: “Advanced random number generation is a crucial foundation of cryptographic resilience and plays a key role in supporting post-quantum readiness. At Thales, we have integrated Quantum Dice’s DISC™ QRNG with our Luna HSMs to leverage its verifiable security advantages for our customers.”
The QRNG-backed HSM solution lays a robust foundation for organisations navigating the migration to post-quantum security. By integrating verifiable, high-quality entropy into cryptographic processes, organisations can ensure their encryption keys are quantum-resilient while demonstrating compliance and maintaining the integrity required to meet evolving standards.Learn more about the QRNG-backed HSM in the solution brief on the Thales Accelerate Partner Network.
