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Why is quantum computing a threat to current encryption methods?

The RSA cryptography platform is now 40 years old. While it has served well in securing the Internet and digital communications, its days are numbered due to the unyielding advance of Moore’s law and the emergence of quantum computing. Significant effort and resources are being employed by hackers to crack RSA and other forms of encryption. The rise of quantum computing makes cracking RSA and various other forms of encryption feasible in the near future. Classical computers use binary bits, which have a value of either zero or one. Strings of these zeroes and ones translate into data, but the nature of the bit means only one calculation can be done at a time. However, with quantum computing, each quantum bit (called a qubit) can both be a zero and one at the same time. This difference means quantum computers can store vastly more data, and do many more calculations per second, making them perfect for code breaking applications. With these quantum computing technologies on the cusp of a breakthrough making the technology ready to crack existing methods of encryption, the time to act is now. Once RSA is cracked, mission critical applications like HTTPS, credit and debit card processing, and government systems face the immediate risk of compromise. The chaos resulting from such a hack would be totally disruptive to the social and economic framework of daily life.

Why are Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency at risk due to quantum computing?

One of the most important aspects of any kind of currency is reliability. As consumers, we are interested in knowing that our money will useful to purchase food, and commodities, pay for our bills, etc. As a provider of products or services, you must be sure that the currency to be exchanged for what you offer actually has value. And under no circumstances would you allow a customer to purchase your products multiple times with the same bank notes or coins.

The reliability of cryptocurrency is derived from the use of sophisticated encryption techniques to keep track of transactions. This ensures that the same Bitcoin (or other token) is not used twice and that it moves from one holder to the next safely.

The rapid calculation speed afforded by quantum computing will be just as dangerous for cryptocurrency as for RSA. A hypothetical wrong-doer with a quantum computer will be capable of performing the necessary calculations to outrun the computers maintaining the blockchain. This would allow for the use of the same amount of cryptocurrency to be used for multiple transactions. Obviously this would be the end of this new technology as a reliable exchange token, destroying its market value and applicability

How can quantum mechanics and quantum computing make the digital world safe again?
Pseudo-random number generators only give the appearance of true randomness. In reality, they will always present correlation: there will be a pattern in the numbers it generates. By sampling sufficient of these random numbers, the pattern can be found and eventually the output of the generator predicted.

Many aspects of the quantum world are fundamentally probabilistic: knowledge where electrons are around an atom or the polarization of a photon (light) is randomly selected from the possible outcomes upon measurement. By exploiting this, we can generate truly random sequences of numbers, with no underlying pattern, to create safe encryption keys. No matter how many samples are taken from the quantum number generator, it will be impossible to predict the next outcome.

Quantum1Net have developed a new solution for these up and coming problems. Quantum mechanics allows for the generation of intrinsically random sequences of numbers. These lie in the heart of our Quantum Encrypted Key Generation (QEKG) technology, which will allow for secure storage and transfer of data. It will provide level of complexity in cryptographic key generation that is not possible by traditional means, protecting data even from quantum computers.
Quantum1Net’s Mission Innovation is what drives the Quantum1Net team, They are determined to create incredibly powerful technology, make it accessible, relevant, and ultimately personal. Quantum1Net’s mission is to create technology that enables and empowers. They have designed a product so secure that you don’t need to worry now or in the future about the security of your data. They are introducing an unparalleled level of technical innovation, combined with a system design that connects with the user to provide critical security, ease of use, and peace of mind. Each year, Quantum1Net plans to reinvest around 20% of its revenue into research and development of new network security solutions to improve transmissions options for people around the world suffering from insecure data transmission. This will make Quantum1Net a significantly research-intensive enterprise.

The Quantum Encryption Key
The Quantum Encryption Key Generator is the heart of Quantum1Net’s encryption strategy. To review, generating a random multi-digit number from which mathematical properties are derived in the case of RSA its prime factorization. There is one main issue however, the random generators used are only pseudo-random (commonly referred to as PRNGs), so an RSA key is pseudo-random. Tests have shown that PRNGs exhibit a repetitive pattern of behavior when selecting so called “random numbers.” This pattern means that with enough results, a prediction can be made for future number selections. Thus, PRNGs aren’t truly random. Quantum1Net instead relies on a Quantum Encryption Key Generator (QEKG). Because of the properties of quantum computers itself, tests have shown that even in large samples, the numbers selected follow no pattern thus no predictive algorithm can be derived. The graph below shows our results for a test of both a PRNG and QEKG on a sample 20,000 bit in length 50,000 times. Using a PRNG, after 50,000 tests it is apparent visually that data is predictive even after the first 10,000 or so attempts. With QEKG however that is not the case. Look at the bottom portion of the graph where the dots are more disperse. Unlike the PRNG graph, in the QEKG graph there is no apparent pattern to their locations.

Quantum1Net Prototype
The laboratory prototype of Quantum1Net’s Quantum Random Number Generator, which has been in development since 2014, is based on a one-qbit optical device, that uses four photon detectors and time-to-digital (TDC) converter to generate sets of perfect random numbers with timestamps. The quantum device consists of an entangled photons source, and linear optical elements, which sets the quantum system to the desired state. Two configurations have been developed to generate sets of 4 and 6 elements respectively. The output of the TDC is the temporary queue, from which sets of unique random numbers or encryption keys can be requested, creating a real time, on demand encryption and decryption system

Quantum1Net Roadmap
Quantum1Net expects to continue development through the first part of 2018. The hiring of additional developers in March 2018 should allow us to finalize development of the initial QEKG the following month, supporting a limited Quantum1Net deployment in May. The final design for the hardware-based Quantum Key Generation should be complete in July, followed by the signing of manufacturing partners by the end of Summer 2018. Fall of 2018 is when we fully expect to start racing towards a global Quantum1Net launch in January of 2019. We expect the ‘alpha’ version of the Quantum1Net file transmission platform initially during September, and a beta version in November 2018. The release version is likely to be completed the following month, which paves the way for the global Quantum1Net release targeted for Q1 2019.