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Quadient Postal Security Device (PSD)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3989 · Quadient Technologies France · data as of 2026-10-09

Quadient Postal Security Device (PSD), from Quadient Technologies France, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3989 at overall level 3. 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. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3989
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorQuadient Technologies France · website
Hardware versionsA0014227-B and A0014227-C
Firmware versionsa30.08 (P/N: A0134483A)

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Quadient Postal Security Device (PSD) is a cryptographic module embedded within postal franking machines. The PSD performs all franking machine’s cryptographic and postal security functions and protects the Critical Security Parameters (CSPs) and Postal Relevant Data from unauthorized access.

Approved algorithms (11)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA728, A760
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA761
DRBG1835
DSAA767
ECDSA517
HMACA729
KAS-SSCvendor affirmed
KTS
RSAA765
SHSA730

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-07-19InitialPenumbra Security, Inc.

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: 2021-07-19

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