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The “Rock of Randomness”: a physical oracle for securing data off the digital grid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2019

Gideon Samid  and
Gary E. Wnek
Gideon Samid*
Affiliation:
BitMint, LLC, P.O. Box 1022, McLean VA 22101, USA
Gary E. Wnek
Affiliation:
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Advanced Films and Smart Packaging Systems Initiative, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
*
Address all correspondence to Gideon Samid at gideon.samid@case.edu
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Abstract

We propose a device to secure random data in analog format, so that it is taken off the digital grid. Such action will turn off the means by which remote hackers violate security. A physical “rock” manufactured through 3D printing technology, constructed on the basis of high-grade randomness, which is packed into the comprising materials of that rock. The rock functions as an oracle, and does not allow any massive copy of its content. Thus, a major claim of this Prospective is that materials science and engineering may hold the keys to the future of cryptography.

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MRS Communications , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 67 - 76
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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G. Samid is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. Correspondence: gideon@bitmint.com or gideon.samid@case.edu

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