Beyond Traditional Pseudorandomness, Tsotchkes' Quantum Random Number Generation
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Article discusses Tsotchkes' implementation of quantum random number generation in Rust, sparking interest in the tech community.
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> 4.82M operations per second
> 178.45 MB/sec throughput
ingen0s/quantum_rng_rust_lib: https://github.com/ingen0s/quantum_rng_rust_lib :
> ~100M random numbers per second
TRNG based on quantum vacuum:
From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44371059 :
> "100-Gbit/s Integrated Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Vacuum Fluctuations" https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PRXQuantum.4.010330
From .. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43497414 :
>>> google/paranoid_crypto.lib.randomness_tests
There are NIST randomness tests, for example;
https://github.com/google/paranoid_crypto/tree/main/paranoid...
https://github.com/google/paranoid_crypto/blob/main/examples...
"Traceable random numbers from a non-local quantum advantage" (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09054-3 :
> Here we demonstrate a fully traceable random number generation protocol based on device-independent techniques. Our protocol extracts randomness from unpredictable non-local quantum correlations, and uses distributed intertwined hash chains to cryptographically trace and verify the extraction process. This protocol forms the basis for a public traceable and certifiable quantum randomness beacon that we have launched.
FWIU also there are already QRNG or QTRNG based upon photonic speckle pattern interference; LEDs and a photodiode and an FPGA or an RP2040 or better.