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Pitney Bowes iButton Postal Security Device (PSD)

Pitney Bowes, Inc. - FIPS 140 #600

historicalLevel 3

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), and Deutsche Post's FrankIT New Generation Digital Franking program. It employs strong encryption, decryption, and digital signature techniques for the protection of customer funds in Pitney Bowes global digital metering products. The PSD has been designed to support international postal markets and their rapidly evolving requirements for digital indicia.

Key facts

Scheme
FIPS 140
Certificate
600
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
December 8, 2005
Versions
DS1955B PB4 4.00
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode

Algorithms

  • DSA
  • RNG
  • SHS
  • Triple-DES
  • Triple-DES MAC

Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.

CVEs that may affect this product

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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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