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Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit (SPU)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3549 · Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit (SPU), from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3549 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3549
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle Chip
VendorQualcomm Technologies, Inc. · website
Hardware versions3.1
Firmware versionsspss.a1.1.2_00078

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The cryptographic module is implemented in the Secure Processing Unit (SPU) hardware, which resides in Qualcomm® Snapdragon ™ 855 processors

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC471
CVLC528
DRBGC433
ECDSAC528
HMACC471, C528
KBKDFC471, C528
KTS
RSAC509, C528
SHSC432, C433, C471
Triple-DESC454

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Snapdragon 855

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2019-10-10Initialatsec information security corporation

Status timeline

As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.

  • 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2019-10-10

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