The University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training has been awarded by ARO (Army Research Office) a DURIP (Defense University Research Instrumentation Program) award to build a blockchain and quantum defense simulator. This unique program allows for state-of-the-art technology to be built not only to serve the U.S. Military government but also to provide for research and experimentation throughout academia, industry, non-profits, and other partnerships. As America’s Partnership University™, UCF is committed to broad access critical infrastructure that will help define our future. With the age of quantum computing at our doorstep, the cryptographic methods used and the security of the entire process including the people, processes, and technology could be susceptible to bad actors.