🔐 CollapseRAM: The First Verifiable Entropy Oracle for Post-Quantum Key Generation

Trust is Broken. Key Generation Shouldn’t Be.

In a world moving rapidly toward post-quantum cryptography, we’re still stuck with one of the oldest assumptions in security: just trust the box. Whether it’s an operating system, a TPM, a cloud HSM, or even a certified TRNG, we’ve been conditioned to believe that whatever spits out a cryptographic key has done so honestly.

But where’s the proof?

What we need — and what we’ve never truly had — is a verifiable entropy oracle: a system that not only generates cryptographic keys, but proves they were generated uniquely, freshly, and securely.

That’s what CollapseRAM is.

CollapseRAM: A New Class of Secure Entropy Hardware

CollapseRAM is a novel architecture based on symbolic computation. It generates entropy using symbolic registers in ambiguous states — akin to quantum superposition — and collapses them in a one-way, read-once fashion. Once a register collapses, its value is locked, and further reads yield a fixed bit.

But here’s the crucial difference: every collapse event is recorded, hashed (e.g. using SHA3), and signed or timestamped to produce a verifiable proof of entropy generation. This isn’t just keygen — this is provable entropy origination.

Each key generated by CollapseRAM:

• Is derived from non-reversible symbolic collapse
• Cannot be reused or replayed
• Is never exposed to system memory
• Is optionally wrapped with a post-quantum public key (e.g. Kyber)
• Produces a tamper-evident hash proof (e.g. of the form SHA3(key + timestamp + session_id))

The result is a key you can use — and prove was never seen, reused, or faked.

Why This Matters More Than Ever

For years, we’ve relied on HSMs, smartcards, and kernel APIs like /dev/random or getrandom() to give us our cryptographic backbone. These systems may be certified, but they all rely on the same basic trust model: if it came from the black box, it must be good.

CollapseRAM challenges that model.

With verifiable entropy collapse, you no longer need blind trust. Instead, you get:

• Proof that your key was fresh
• Proof that your key was unique
• Proof that your key never existed outside the appliance

That level of assurance isn’t just valuable — it’s necessary in a world where quantum threats are real and state-level actors have both motive and means to manipulate entropy.

Aligning With NIST and NSA Standards

CollapseRAM is designed to work within existing cryptographic frameworks:

• SP 800-90B: Meets and exceeds entropy source requirements
• FIPS 140-3: Enforces strict key lifecycle and separation
• FIPS 203 (Kyber): Wraps keys in post-quantum-safe envelopes
• CNSA 2.0: Suitable for use in national security systems

Whereas traditional HSMs may be compliant, they do not expose any verifiable entropy audit trail. CollapseRAM offers both compliance and accountability.

This Is More Than an HSM

CollapseRAM isn’t just another crypto box. It’s a fundamentally new concept:

• A read-once entropy appliance
• A symbolic register processor
• A verifiable key oracle
• A quantum-resistant trust anchor

It can generate AES-256 keys, deliver them wrapped via Kyber, and record a log that proves each key was freshly born and securely bound to the recipient.

And it works with today’s Internet stack — including TLS, VPNs, and encrypted messaging — while being future-ready for PQ-TLS and PQ-VPN.

What’s Next

CollapseRAM is real. It’s working. And it’s heading to NDSS.

If you’re a cryptographer, developer, or standards contributor, I invite you to explore the idea of provable entropy. Whether you’re building encrypted messaging apps, zero-trust infrastructure, or post-quantum VPNs, CollapseRAM can change the way you think about key generation.

Because in the end, it’s not just about trusting the box — it’s about building a world where we don’t have to.