Quantis QRNG USB

Although random numbers are required in many applications, their generation is often overlooked. Since computers are deterministic, they are not capable of producing truly random numbers. A physical source of randomness is required, and since quantum physics is intrinsically random, it is natural to exploit it for this purpose.

Quantis is a physical random number generator that exploits an elementary quantum optics process.

Quantum random number generators have the advantage over conventional randomness sources of being invulnerable to environmental perturbations and allowing verification of the live state. Quantis operation is continuously monitored and, if a failure is detected, the random bit stream is immediately turned off. In addition, Quantis provides full entropy (randomness) instantaneously from the first photon (bit).

First released in 2001 and certified to the highest levels of entropy testing, Quantis QRNG USB offers true and unpredictable randomness at entropy rates up to 4 Mbps. This hardware random number generator (RNG) is compatible with most platforms and is easily integrated into existing applications.

For higher performance, see Quantis QRNG PCIe which provides entropy rates of up to 240 Mbps.

Quantis QRNG modules are provided with Quantis software that includes drivers for the most widely used operating systems, advanced functionalities such as random data scaling and randomness extraction, and a graphical interface for reading and displaying random numbers and storing them in a file. A library for easy access and a demo application are provided.