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As quantum technologies advance, the security of popular cryptographic protocols becomes more threatened by the capabilities of Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computers (CRQCs). In this scenario, Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) has…

A simple protocol which takes advantage of the inherent random times of detections in single photon counting modules is presented for random active basis choices when using entanglement-based protocols for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). It…

True random number generator (TRNG) plays a vital role in a variety of security applications and protocols. The security and privacy of an asset rely on the encryption, which solely depends on the quality of random numbers. Memory chips are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-03-27 B. M. S. Bahar Talukder , Joseph Kerns , Biswajit Ray , Thomas Morris , Md Tauhidur Rahman

Random number generation is crucial in many aspects of everyday life, as online security and privacy depend ultimately on the quality of random numbers. Many current implementations are based on pseudo-random number generators, but…

The generation of random numbers via quantum processes is an efficient and reliable method to obtain true indeterministic random numbers that are of vital importance to cryptographic communication and large-scale computer modeling. However,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 J. Y. Haw , S. M. Assad , A. M. Lance , N. H. Y. Ng , V. Sharma , P. K. Lam , T. Symul

Many Random Number Generators (RNG) are available nowadays; they are divided in two categories, hardware RNG, that provide "true" random numbers, and algorithmic RNG, that generate pseudo random numbers (PRNG). Both types usually generate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-09-28 Andrea C. G. Mennucci

We present the realization of a physical quantum random number generator based on the process of splitting a beam of photons on a beam splitter, a quantum mechanical source of true randomness. By utilizing either a beam splitter or a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Thomas Jennewein , Ulrich Achleitner , Gregor Weihs , Harald Weinfurter , Anton Zeilinger

Security proofs of quantum key distribution (QKD) systems usually assume that the users have access to source of perfect randomness. State-of-the-art QKD systems run at frequencies in the GHz range, requiring a sustained GHz rate of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-04-30 A. Martin , B. Sanguinetti , C. C. W. Lim , R. Houlmann , H. Zbinden

Device-independent quantum random number generation (DIQRNG) is the gold standard for generating truly random numbers, as it can produce certifiably random numbers from untrusted devices. However, the stringent device requirements of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-09 Ignatius William Primaatmaja , Hong Jie Ng , Koon Tong Goh

Random number generators are essential to ensure performance in information technologies, including cryptography, stochastic simulations and massive data processing. The quality of random numbers ultimately determines the security and…

Ideal quantum random number generators (QRNGs) can produce algorithmically random and thus incomputable sequences, in contrast to pseudo-random number generators. However, the verification of the presence of algorithmic randomness and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-06 John T. Kavulich , Brennan P. Van Deren , Maximilian Schlosshauer

Randomness is a fundamental feature in nature and a valuable resource for applications ranging from cryptography and gambling to numerical simulation of physical and biological systems. Random numbers, however, are difficult to characterize…

In this study, a compact and low-power-consumption quantum random number generator (QRNG) based on a laser diode and silicon photonics integrated hybrid chip is proposed and verified experimentally. The hybrid chip's size is 8.8*2.6*1 mm3,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-23 Xuyang Wang , Tao Zheng , Yanxiang Jia , Qianru Zhao , Yu Zhang , Yuqi Shi , Ning Wang , Zhenguo Lu , Jun Zou , Yongmin Li

Random number generation is a key technology that is useful in a variety of ways. Random numbers are often used to generate keys for data encryption. Random numbers generated at a sufficiently long length can encrypt sensitive data and make…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2022-09-12 Jacob Hammond

The widespread use of mobile electronic devices increases the complexities of mobile security. This paper aims to provide a secure communication environment for smartphone users. Some research proves that the one-time pad is one of the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-12-08 Yu Qin , Wanjiaman Li

Although quantum random number generators rely on the inherent indeterminism of quantum mechanics, ensuring that the numbers produced are secure remains a significant challenge. We introduce two semi-device-independent randomness expansion…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-09 Rutvij Bhavsar , Hamid Tebyanian , Roger Colbeck

The concept of randomness plays an important role in many disciplines. On one hand, the question of whether random processes exist is fundamental for our understanding of nature. On the other hand, randomness is a resource for cryptography,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-09 Antonio Acín , Lluis Masanes

One of the key requirement of many schemes is that of random numbers. Sequence of random numbers are used at several stages of a standard cryptographic protocol. A simple example is of a Vernam cipher, where a string of random numbers is…

Computational Physics · Physics 2015-10-06 Ram Soorat , Madhuri K. , Ashok Vudayagiri

Quantum devices offer a highly useful function - that is generating random numbers in a non-deterministic way since the measurement of a quantum state is not deterministic. This means that quantum devices can be constructed that generate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-13 Elijah Pelofske

We produce two strings of quantum random numbers simultaneously from the intensity fluctuations of the twin beams generated by a nondegenerate optical parametric oscillator. Two strings of quantum random numbers with bit rates up to 60 Mb/s…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-10 Qiang Zhang , Xiaowei Deng , Caixing Tian , Xiaolong Su