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Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit (SPU)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3549 · Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
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

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

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
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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