VaultQ Quantum-Safe Cloud Storage Earns FCC Certification: Theoretically Unbreakable Data
QuantumSafe launched VaultQ, a cloud storage service using quantum key distribution to encrypt data at rest and in transit. It has received FCC quantum-security certification, with three Wall Street investment banks and two government agencies among its first customers.
A Safe for the Quantum Era — VaultQ Quantum-Safe Cloud Storage
As quantum computing advances rapidly, existing encryption algorithms — RSA and AES — face the risk of being cracked by quantum machines. The "steal now, decrypt later" attack strategy has put custodians of highly sensitive data on high alert.
QuantumSafe's VaultQ service aims to build a quantum-resistant data storage defense before quantum computing matures. Launched on April 30, the cloud storage service uses quantum key distribution (QKD) to generate and distribute encryption keys. Based on quantum physics' no-cloning theorem, these keys are theoretically impossible to intercept or duplicate.
VaultQ encrypts data throughout transmission and storage with quantum-safe methods. Even an attacker armed with a quantum computer cannot decrypt historical data, because the keys were distributed over quantum channels where any eavesdropping attempt would be immediately detectable.
The first customers include three Wall Street investment banks (protecting trading algorithms and client data) and two U.S. government agencies. QuantumSafe says VaultQ's storage costs run roughly 30% higher than conventional encrypted cloud storage.
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