Quantum cyber security firm Crypto Quantique is enhancing security for German company Würth Elektronik’s IoT wireless modules.

Würth produces modules for wireless communications and sensors for IoT applications. The modules support connectivity with Bluetooth, wifi, Wireless M-Bus, Wirepas Mesh and proprietary radio protocols. Würth also offers components and development support for faster and more cost-effective development of market-ready IoT options from simple cable replacement to radio chips with integrated GNSS modules.

Combining UK firm Crypto Quantique’s QuarkLink security software platform with Würth’s wireless modules enables automatic and secure connection of thousands of sensor nodes to local or cloud-based servers. The platform allows device provisioning, onboarding, security monitoring, and renewal and revocation of certificates and keys, performed with a few keystrokes on a GUI. Users have all the functions at their disposal required to manage IoT devices in their lifecycle.

“Würth Elektronik is often the first choice for radio modules, especially with industrial IoT applications,” said Shahram Mossayebi, CEO of Crypto Quantiqu. “The spectrum of products offered, combined with wide-ranging support and application expertise, is outstanding. Expanding the offering with QuarkLink also raises the appeal of these products. This makes implementing and managing secure IoT networks faster and easier. At a time when the global threats to such networks are greater than ever, this is an important advantage.”

Oliver Opitz, vice president at Würth Elektronik, added: “We are always interested in providing our customers with the best IoT technology, reducing their development costs and workload, without compromising performance, reliability or security. QuarkLink is an important new building block here.”

Crypto Quantique has created a secure end-to-end IoT security platform encompassing software and hardware. It has developed an independent IoT security platform – QuarkLink – that enables network operators to deploy and manage their IoT ecosystem security with ease. The company has also developed QDID, a quantum-driven hardware root-of-trust that generates unique, unforgeable identities and cryptographic keys in silicon chips on demand.

Crypto Quantique is based in London and was co-founded by Shahram Mossayebi (CEO), an expert in cryptosystems, and Patrick Camilleri (VP of research and innovation), a semiconductor designer with experience in complex parallel computer systems.

Würth Elektronik’s product range includes EMC components, inductors, transformers, RF components, varistors, capacitors, resistors, quartz crystals, oscillators, power modules, wireless power transfer, LEDs, sensors, connectors, power supply elements, switches, push-buttons, connection technology, fuse holders and wireless data transmission.