Pitney Bowes iButton Postal Security Device (PSD)
Pitney Bowes, Inc. - FIPS 140 #472
The Pitney Bowes iButton Postal Security Device (PSD) has been designed in compliance with the United States Postal Service (USPS), Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP). It employs strong encryption, decryption, and digital signature techniques for the protection of customer funds and the production of postage meter indicia in a variety of Pitney Bowes Metering products. The PSD has been designed to support international postal markets and their evolving requirements for digital indicia.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 472
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 3
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Pitney Bowes, Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- SAIC-VA
- First validated
- October 22, 2004
- Versions
- DS1955B PB1 - 1.50
- Caveat
- None
Algorithms
- DSA
- SHA-1
- Triple-DES
- Triple-DES MAC
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CVEs that may affect this product
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Certificates it builds on
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Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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