Quantis Appliance User Manual
Document version : 2.13
Distribution : Confidential
Date : 06.08.2020
Page: 7 / 47
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Introduction
The Quantis Appliance is a network-attached device, which securely generates and delivers high-quality
random numbers for security and cryptographic applications in enterprise, government, gaming, and
cloud environments. The Quantis Appliance is designed for environments where high availability is
necessary. It can be inserted in or removed from an operating network with no impact on any other
appliance, such as servers, switches, and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
The random numbers generated by the Quantis Appliance are used for different applications: to generate
high-quality cryptographic keys for encryption or authentication, to seed deterministic PRNGs or to
provide entropy for online gaming and mathematical simulations.
This manual is intended for the system administrator, network manager, security manager or technician
who will install, configure, and operate the Quantis Appliance.
The following sections provide detailed descriptions of installation, operation, procedures and reference
material.
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System Overview
The Quantis Appliance serves as a hardware source of trust for cloud or distributed environments, on any
operating systems via the REST API. It provides secure keys for Virtual Machines (VMs), Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs), HSMs, and remote desktops. It is also used in Randomness-as-a-Service (RaaS) or
Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments.
