Quside and PQShield Partner to Launch Integrated Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Solution for Enhanced Digital Security

Insider Brief:

• Quside and PQShield have partnered to integrate Quside’s quantum random number generators (QRNGs) with PQShield’s post-quantum cryptographic solutions, creating a quantum-safe security solution for various industries.

• The integrated solution combines Quside’s randomness with PQShield’s cryptographic primitives in OpenSSL 3.2+ environments, allowing easy adoption of quantum-safe cryptography with minimal application changes.

• Key features include post-quantum TLS 1.3, X.509 PKI, and continuous entropy monitoring, offering high-level security and compliance with NIST standards.

• The solution enhances security for use cases such as quantum-safe communications, public key infrastructure, VPNs, and zero-trust architectures, helping organizations future-proof their systems against quantum threats.

PRESS RELEASE — Quside and PQShield are excited to announce their collaboration to provide an integrated solution leveraging the strengths of both companies. This collaboration brings together Quside’s advanced quantum randomness technology with PQShield’s robust post-quantum cryptographic solutions, creating a comprehensive approach to future-proofing digital security.

Enhanced Security with Seamless Integration

The new solution integrates Quside’s QRNG providers with PQShield’s Post-Quantum Software Development Kit (PQSDK) within OpenSSL 3.2+ environments. This integration offers a seamless and transparent transition for applications to adopt quantum-safe cryptography with minor modifications. The combined strengths of Quside’s true, unpredictable, high-quality randomness and PQShield’s hybrid cryptographic primitives provide an unmatched security foundation.

The integrated solution guarantees high-quality entropy for cryptographic operations and makes it easy for OpenSSL applications to switch to quantum-safe cryptographic methods. This innovation is crucial for industries looking to safeguard sensitive data and maintain robust security standards in an era of quantum advancements.

Key Features and Benefits

• Post-Quantum TLS 1.3: Ensures secure, resilient communications channels against quantum attacks

• Post-Quantum X.509 PKI: Secures certificate infrastructures with quantum-safe cryptographic algorithms

• OpenSSL CMS feature (S/MIME v3.1): Available in Q3-2024. Encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify, compress and uncompress S/MIME messages

• High-Quality Quantum Randomness: Guarantees the highest level of entropy for cryptographic operations – NIST SP800-90B-compliant

• Entropy Monitoring and Metrology: Provides continuous monitoring of entropy quality to maintain robust security

• Application Integration: Direct integration using OpenSSL TLS, X.509, CTR-DRBG RNGs, and EVP APIs

• Post-Quantum and Hybrid Cryptography: Supporting FIPS 203 ML-KEM, FIPS 204 ML-DSA and FN-DSA PQC standards

Use Cases

• Quantum-Safe Communications/TLS: Protects data transmission against future quantum threats

• Public Key Infrastructure/Certificates: Secures digital certificates with quantum-resistant algorithms

• Quantum-Safe VPNs, SASE, and SDWAN: Enhances the security of virtual private networks and secure access service edge solutions

• Web Services and Software Signing: Ensures the integrity and authenticity of web services and software applications

• Electronic Devices/xSIM Signing: Provides secure signing for electronic devices and SIM cards

• Zero Trust Architectures/Zero Trust Network Access: Implements zero trust principles with quantum-safe cryptography.

“We are thrilled to partner with PQShield to bring our cutting-edge QRNG technology into a comprehensive quantum-safe cryptographic solution,” said Carlos Abellan, CEO and Co-founder of Quside. “This collaboration ensures that organizations today can future-proof their security infrastructures with the highest quality randomness and robust cryptographic standards.”

“Combining PQShield’s PQSDK with Quside’s QRNGs delivers even wider options for developers to integrate quantum-safe cryptography into their applications easily,” said Ben Packman, Chief Strategy Officer at PQShield. “This integration is also nicely timed with the full release of the NIST PQC standards in August 2024”

About Quside

Quside is a quantum technology company delivering the most advanced randomness solutions for cybersecurity and high-performance computing markets. Quside specializes in generating, monitoring, and processing randomness using quantum and photonic technologies. The company has launched several innovative products to the market, including the QN 100, the fastest semiconductor quantum entropy chip in the market, or the RPU (Randomness Processing Units), the world’s first randomness processing unit. As an active member of the European quantum ecosystem, Quside participates in various initiatives, such as the Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), quantum flagship, digital Europe program, and national efforts. Visit Quside at www.quside.com

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