Quside Garnet™ Series – QRNG PCIE modules

100 Mbit/s - 1 Gbit/s performance, PCIe interface, SP800-90B certified

Quside’s Garnet™ Series is a family of quantum random number generators with a PCI Express interface, designed to deliver high-quality, observable randomness at high speeds, all while meeting the stringent SP800-90B certification standards set by NIST. Available in both low-profile form factors for 100 Mb/s and 1 Gb/s, and in full PCIe size for 400 Mb/s, the series provides robust performance across various applications. With embedded randomness metrology and on-the-fly min-entropy estimates, customers benefit from unparalleled transparency, quality, and reliability, making the Garnet™ Series a standout solution for secure entropy and randomness generation.

Overview

Performance

100 Mbit/s – 1 Gbit/s performance to support the most demanding crypto algorithms for classical, post quantum, and QKD

NIST SP800-90B certified

Quside QRNGs meet the rigorous certification standards set by NIST, ensuring the highest levels of entropy and reliability.

Observable Entropy

Runtime updates on the quality of generated entropy, offering actionable insights for Applications, CISOs and Security Operations Managers

Standard

PCIe Gen2x4 with full length full-high (Garnet PCIe 400) and low profile (Garnet Plus A41 100Mbit/s and 1Gbit/s) form factor for quick and easy deployment in any standard PC and server.

Versatile

Drivers and libraries for C and Python available for Linux OS that allow a flexible and easy integration into your applications


Specs
Dimensions

68.9 x 160 x 20 mm³

Power Consumption

8.0 W

Quantum Min-Entropy
(at 25ºC)

Single-bit conditional min-entropy: 0.99+
Conditional min-entropy rate: 0.9

Raw Bit Rate

100 Mbit/s – 1 Gbit/s

Extracted Bit Rate

~72 Mbit/s – ~727 Mbit/s


Industries

Cryptography

  • Certificates and PKI, classical and post-quantum
  • Storage encryption/Content encryption
  • Communications security and encryption: VPNs, SDWAN, SASE

Government & Space

  • QKD & Hybrid key generation
  • Cybersecurity systems

Telco & Data Centre

  • Hybrid key generation (IoT & 5G)
  • Industrial IoT
  • Quantum key distribution systems
  • Cybersecurity appliances
  • Key management systems