Quantum Computing has enabled us to generate random numbers both quickly and securely. In this blog post, we will explore various methods to generate random numbers with Quantum Computing.
One approach to generate random numbers is through the use of a Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG). Unlike traditional random number generators, QRNGs use a specialized hardware to generate random numbers using quantum mechanical sources such as measuring photons or other particles. This makes the numbers generated more unpredictable and cryptographically secure.
Another approach when using quantum computers is to depend on mathematical algorithms. For instance, in 2018, a joint team from the Technical University of Munich and the research center of IBM’s Zurich laboratory combined mathematical algorithms and the principles of quantum computing to generate a random number. This particular result was achieved by combining the principles of a quantum search algorithm and a specialized mathematical algorithm.
Using QRNGs can also be applied to a variety of applications due to its ability to generate values that are unpredictable and extremely fast. For instance, it can be used to generate virtual private networks, safeguarding digital signatures, and creating one time passwords.
Quantum random number generators can also be used to increase the security of data in cloud computing environments. This can be achieved through the use of homomorphic encryption (HE) and secret-shared encryption (SSE). HE encrypts data in order to protect it in a cloud. SSE divides the data into multiple parts and then encrypting each of the parts separately while ensuring that none of the parts contain any private information. By combining both of these techniques, quantum random number generators can be used to encrypt data in clouds and prevent any leakage of confidential information.
At the end of the day, quantum computing offers a much more secure and efficient way of generating random numbers. While we are still in the infancy of this technology, as it matures more applications and techniques are being explored to generate random numbers that are both cryptographically secure and faster than traditional methods.
# Code snippet to generate Quantum Random Number with qiskit from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, QuantumRegister # Create a quantum circuit qc = QuantumCircuit(QuantumRegister(1)) # Generate NR number qc.measure(range(1), range(1)) # Execute the quantum circuit random_number = qc.execute()