Physicists at ETH Zurich have generated perfect random numbers using quantum entanglement, a breakthrough crucial for cryptography, passwords, and secure communication.
ETH Zurich achieved perfect random number generation via quantum entanglement: 5.4GB biased input → 45M certifiable random bits. Closes vulnerability class from PuTTY (2024) and AMD RDSEED (2025)—mandatory for secure authentication and cryptographic infrastructure.
The breakthrough is important for cryptography
Jun 03, 2026
07:45 pm
What's the storyPhysicists at ETH Zurich have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by generating perfect random numbers using quantum physics.
The achievement is especially important for cryptography, passwords, and security keys.
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Researchers at ETH Zurich demonstrated a method to generate mathematically certifiable perfect randomness using entangled qubits.
The randomness in quantum physics is imperfect and needs amplification to be considered truly random, the researchers say.
Forscher der ETH Zürich nutzen Quantenmechanik, um aus unperfekten Zufallszahlen perfekte zu destillieren.
One of the hardest things to do in physics is to generate true, provably unpredictable randomness.
Forschern der ETH Zürich ist es zum ersten Mal gelungen, perfekte Zufallszahlen zu erzeugen. Ihr Erfolgsrezept: den Zufall…
Generating and confirming the randomness of qubits could lead to breakthroughs in computer data encryption
