QuStream
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QuStream

Operational Perfect Secrecy for the data plane: one-time-pad encryption over any network, on existing hardware.

United States

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About QuStream

QuStream's mission is to establish Operational Perfect Secrecy (OPS) as the standard for digital certainty. Traditional encryption rests on computational assumptions, mathematical problems that are hard today and trivial for quantum computers. OPS, a formal generalisation of Shannon's 1949 perfect secrecy theorem, bounds an adversary's success probability independently of computing power, classical or quantum.

The platform deploys as a transparent overlay on the data plane. Master nodes generate authenticated public noise epochs (Q-Blocks) from QRNGs; each endpoint holds a secret ratchet state (DFK) that selects bits locally, derives a one-time message key, then refreshes itself. No keys travel over the network, and relay nodes hold no cryptographic state.

QuStream positions the system as complementary to PQC, which handles authentication and key negotiation, and as a way to extend QKD's information-theoretic security to the last mile. It can be added as a lightweight layer to existing systems or fully integrated, with no replacement of legacy equipment. Its research papers, including a February 2026 technical paper, are published on the site.

Reviewed 30 October 2026 Source: qustream.com/about

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People

Adrian Neal CEO / Managing Partner QSECDEF Expert Member →
Ishiki Arata COO / Managing Partner
Cristinel Popa Chairman of the Board
Alex Griciuc CTO
Maria Stănescu CBDO
Cătălin Corozanu Head of Infrastructure & Security
Dorian Prifti CSO
Mihai Badea Head of Marketing
Ahmad Al-Sayed Business Development Manager
David Gherghinescu Lead Developer

Leadership as listed on qustream.com/team, checked 30 October 2026