Quantum Dice, Astute Group partner to boost hardware security

Quantum Dice and Astute Group have entered a global distribution partnership aimed at providing quantum-based hardware security to a range of high-assurance sectors.

Under the agreement, Astute Group will distribute Quantum Dice's quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip products through its authorised partner programme, with a focus on sectors such as aerospace, defence-grade systems, government, and infrastructure where security requirements are particularly stringent.

The deal comes amid ongoing momentum in the security and defence sectors, especially following the recent UK Strategic Defence Review, which has emphasised the need for cyber resilience and next-generation cryptographic systems.

Quantum assurance

The key feature of Quantum Dice's QRNG products is the use of a patented protocol known as source-device independent self-certification (DISCTM), which provides continuous assurance of quantum-generated randomness. This protocol enables live entropy measurement, allowing users to verify and quantify the security of cryptographic keys in real time. This level of assurance is intended to reduce vulnerabilities to hardware attacks and failures that could otherwise go undetected.

The chip-based QRNGs are engineered to provide measurable and monitorable entropy, supporting the cryptographic demands of Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) systems in defence and national security domains. The chips are intended for low-power, space-efficient integration and are designed for robust performance even in challenging environments, including space missions.

Partnering with Astute enables us to deliver verifiable randomness to critical sectors worldwide—laying a quantum-ready foundation for long-term security. Their global reach accelerates access of our DISCTM-enabled solutions, essential for securing mission-critical systems in defence, aerospace, and national infrastructure.

George Dunlop, Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships at Quantum Dice, said that the partnership is intended to make the company's quantum random number generation technology available at scale for critical global systems.

Andrew Parker, Technical Business Development Manager at Astute Group, indicated that the new partnership is in line with government initiatives to bolster cybersecurity across the United Kingdom's high-security sectors.

This technology fits the UK government-backed initiative aimed at enhancing cybersecurity resilience. We're looking forward to taking this pioneering QRNG technology to our customers in defence, aerospace, and space.

The companies will be targeting organisations with compliance and resilience priorities, as well as looking to future-proof security against advances in quantum computing.

Supply chain and applications

Astute Group, as a distributor and supply chain solutions partner, will facilitate the international delivery of Quantum Dice's DISCTM QRNG products. The chips utilise the quantum properties of light to generate random numbers for use in cryptographic processes, with the aim to provide certifiable random key generation for sectors where security is paramount.

These integrations are aimed at supporting cybersecurity and stochastic computing, with use cases extending beyond traditional IT into communications, AI and systems optimisation. Quantum Dice has stated that the underlying technology is being developed to make randomness generation both scalable and independently verifiable, with continuous assurance features that provide confidence to both system integrators and end-users.

Quantum Dice's approach addresses the problem of generating trusted randomness in computing, which is critical in the deployment of secure encryption and key management solutions. The deployment into environments such as defence, space, and infrastructure intensifies the need for hardware components that can guarantee resilience under a range of operating conditions.

The new partnership between Quantum Dice and Astute Group is structured to speed the widespread adoption of source-device independent quantum randomness technology in sectors with national strategic importance, meeting the requirements for verifiably trusted and secure randomness, and enabling sustained security in a rapidly changing technology landscape.