The Challenge
For government and defense sectors, internal technical verification is insufficient for operational auditing and compliance. SoftQuantus QCOS addresses this by providing an independent, cryptographically signed "Evidence Bundle" that validates hardware performance without exposing proprietary intellectual property.
Key Findings
Audit-Ready Compliance
Public sector contracts increasingly demand third-party validation that is independent of the hardware manufacturer's internal telemetry.
Zero-Knowledge Verification
QCOS allows for verification of result fidelity while protecting both the user's algorithm and the vendor's pulse control sequences.
Sovereign Governance
European strategies emphasize "Sovereign Tech," where the control plane is decoupled from the hardware to prevent foreign vendor lock-in.
Operational Integrity
Evidence Bundles serve as a "Black Box" recorder for quantum execution, essential for legal and financial accountability.
The European Context
The European Commission's 2025 Quantum Strategy emphasizes the importance of "Sovereign Tech" where control planes are decoupled from hardware to prevent foreign vendor lock-in. This aligns perfectly with QCOS's architecture, which provides:
- •Hardware-agnostic orchestration — Run workloads across any QPU provider
- •Independent verification layer — Third-party audit capability
- •Data sovereignty — Keep sensitive algorithms within European jurisdiction
Evidence Bundles: The Black Box for Quantum
Similar to how aviation black boxes record flight data for accountability, QCOS Evidence Bundles create an immutable record of quantum execution that includes:
Practical Takeaways
For Procurement
Mandate independent verification layers like QCOS to ensure transparency in vendor selection and ongoing operational compliance.
For Vendors
Use QCOS to "de-risk" your hardware for government bids by offering audit-ready proof of performance that meets public sector requirements.
References
- 1.European Commission. (2025). Quantum Europe Strategy. Brussels: COM(2025).
- 2.Bitkom. (2025). Position Paper on EU Quantum Strategy.
- 3.SoftQuantus. (2026). QCOS Evidence Bundles Whitepaper.