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Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit (SPU)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3787 · Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit (SPU), from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3787 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 number3787
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle Chip
VendorQualcomm Technologies, Inc. · website
Hardware versions4.0
Firmware versionsspss.a1.1.3_00077

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 ™ 865 Mobile Platform processors

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA396
CVLA398
DRBGA395
ECDSAA398
HMACA396, A398
KBKDFA396, A398
KTS
RSAA398
SHSA394, A395, A396
Triple-DESA396

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-12-31Initialatsec 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: 2020-12-31

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