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Military-Grade Data Transfer Guarantees Chain of Custody on AWS

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May 20, 2026 by Ivy Delaney

VIA Science is now offering Quantum Transfer, a data transfer solution on Amazon Web Services designed to defend against evolving cyber threats. The system addresses concerns around “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) attacks by utilizing end-to-end, quantum-resistant encryption, protecting sensitive data as computing power advances. Unlike traditional encryption methods, Quantum Transfer establishes a decentralized chain of custody built on a Web3 platform and features no centralized key storage, eliminating a critical vulnerability. This architecture, rigorously tested by the Pentagon, guarantees data verification and anti-manipulation through immutable logs, ensuring a verifiable and auditable trail for compliance and security.

VIA Science Quantum Transfer for Data-Centric Security

Data security is entering a new era with a system designed to defeat future decryption efforts. VIA Science’s Quantum Transfer (QT) isn’t simply encrypting data; it’s proactively shielding it from the threat of “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) attacks, where information is intercepted and stored for decryption once quantum computers become powerful enough to break current encryption standards. This focus on future-proofing differentiates QT from many existing solutions, which primarily address present-day vulnerabilities. The architecture underpinning QT extends beyond a typical software deployment on Amazon Machine Image (AMI); it’s built upon VIA Science’s Web3 platform, creating a decentralized chain of custody for sensitive data. Access control is managed through passwordless authentication utilizing the VIA Wallet, verifying both users and machines before granting access.

QT eliminates a critical weakness present in conventional systems: centralized key storage. “This eliminates the single point of failure found in traditional systems,” according to VIA Science documentation, ensuring resilience against compromise. This decentralized approach is further reinforced by the VIA Zero Trust Fabric (ZTF), providing granular access control and data integrity protection. QT guarantees data verification and anti-manipulation through the use of immutable logs, recording every action, transfer, access attempt, and download, in a tamper-proof ledger. This verifiable trail, leveraging U.S. DoD-accredited blockchain technology found in VIAsecurechain, establishes a clear record of custody and confirms data hasn’t been altered. The company states that “QT guarantees data verification and anti-manipulation capabilities,” emphasizing the system’s commitment to data integrity. The system is currently available as a metered service on the AWS Marketplace, with pricing based on data transfer volume at $1.00 per GB.

Web3 Platform & Passwordless Authentication for Access Control

Beyond encrypting data in transit, VIA Science’s Quantum Transfer (QT) establishes a complete digital chain of custody, a feature increasingly vital as data breaches become more sophisticated and long-term threats emerge. This isn’t merely encryption on Amazon Web Services; it’s a decentralized architecture fundamentally built with Web3 technology, differentiating it from solutions layered onto existing cloud infrastructure. QT specifically addresses the growing concern of “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) threats, protecting data against future attacks, not just those currently known. Crucially, QT features no centralized key storage for its NIST-compliant post-quantum (PQ) keys, a design choice that eliminates a critical vulnerability common in traditional systems. This verifiable, auditable trail proves custody and ensures data hasn’t been altered, leveraging the same U. S. DoD-accredited blockchain technology found in VIAsecurechain. The system’s detailed record-keeping provides a single source of truth for audits and compliance, extending beyond basic security to offer comprehensive accountability for sensitive information.

Quantum Transfer (QT) and QT for Government provide an ultra-secure, quantum-resistant solution for data transfers.

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AWS Metered Pricing and AMI Delivery Details

Unlike conventional encryption methods vulnerable to future quantum computing advancements, QT employs end-to-end, quantum-resistant encryption designed to proactively defend against these sophisticated, long-term threats. This isn’t simply about securing data; it’s about ensuring confidentiality well into the future, a critical consideration for organizations handling sensitive information with extended retention requirements. The delivery mechanism centers around Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), allowing users to deploy QT directly within their AWS infrastructure. This approach is underpinned by VIA’s Web3 platform, establishing a verifiable digital chain of custody that extends beyond mere data transfer. Pricing for Quantum Transfer, Receiver, AWS Metered Info is usage-based, currently set at $1.00 per GB of data transferred. Subscriptions are continuous with no end date, offering flexibility for organizations with fluctuating data transfer needs. Detailed usage instructions are available in a document, and support is provided via qt-support@solvewithvia.com. The AMI version is 0.2.1.1.

Immutable Logs & U.S. DoD Blockchain Integration

The system’s pedigree is highlighted by its testing by the U.S. Department of Defense. The foundational Web3 platform underpinning this chain of custody moves beyond traditional encryption methods hosted on cloud services like AWS, instead building a decentralized architecture with Web3 technology. This approach addresses emerging threats like “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) attacks, protecting data not only from current vulnerabilities but also from future decryption attempts as quantum computing capabilities advance. The system’s reliance on passwordless authentication via the VIA Wallet further enhances security by verifying every user and machine before granting access. Available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) version 0.2.1.1, QT’s metered pricing model offers flexibility, with costs based on actual data transfer usage, and subscriptions that can be cancelled at any time, offering a scalable solution for organizations prioritizing data security and verifiable provenance. Pricing is $1.00 per GB.

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Ivy Delaney

Ivy Delaney has been working with neural networks and machine learning since the mid-nineties, back when a couple of hidden layers and a long afternoon of training counted as ambitious. She has watched the field go from academic curiosity to the thing quietly running underneath everything, and she brings that long view to quantum computing. For Quantum Zeitgeist she covers the ground where the two fields meet. That means quantum machine learning and the variational algorithms it leans on, and it also means the less glamorous but more interesting story of classical machine learning already doing real work inside quantum machines, decoding error-correcting codes, calibrating noisy hardware and learning the error models that simulators depend on. She writes about the hardware those algorithms have to run on too, and about the post-quantum cryptography scramble that the same hardware has set off. Her stories typically start with the paper, whether that is peer-reviewed work, conference proceedings or an arXiv preprint, with the source linked so you can hold a claim up against the research it came from. She is unimpressed by benchmarks that will not say what they beat, and by demonstrations that only work in the press release.

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