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

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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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  1. BitMint, LLC, P.O. Box 1022, McLean, VA, 22101, USA

    Gideon Samid

  2. Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Advanced Films and Smart Packaging Systems Initiative, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    Gary E. Wnek

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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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Samid, G., Wnek, G.E. The “Rock of Randomness”: a physical oracle for securing data off the digital grid. MRS Communications 9, 67–76 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2019.8

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