QuintessenceLabs

QuintessenceLabs
Private company
Industry Computer security, Internet security, Cybersecurity
Headquarters Canberra, Australia
Key people
 CEO: Vikram Sharma
Website www.quintessencelabs.com

QuintessenceLabs Pty Ltd. (or QuintessenceLabs) is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Canberra, Australia with offices in San Jose, California. QuintessenceLabs produces encryption key and policy management products that conform to the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP),[1] as well as a hardware random number generator, development of a quantum key distribution (QKD) system, and other encryption solutions that include automatic key zeroization.[2]

The company was founded in 2008 by Vikram Sharma, following research on quantum technology conducted at The Australian National University by Sharma, Thomas Symul, Andrew Lance and Ping Koy Lam.[3]

Westpac Group, a major investor, extended two rounds of funding to QuintessenceLabs in 2015 and 2017, respectively.[4]

In July 2017, QuintessenceLabs received a grant of AU$3.26M from the Australian Department of Defence's Innovation Hub to develop a free-space quantum key distribution system.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "KMIP Implementations known to the KMIP TC". OASIS KMIP.
  2. ↑ "QuintessenceLabs getting truly random with quantum security". ZDNet.
  3. ↑ "Australian cyber-security firm wins global award". The Australian National University.
  4. ↑ "Westpac Group ups stake in quantum security company". ComputerWorld.
  5. ↑ "Defence awards AU$3.26m to QuintessenceLabs for quantum cyber development". ZDNet.
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