FIPS 140-2 Validation Certificate





    The National Institute of Standards
   and Technology of the United States
               of America
                                                                                                                                                        ·
                                                                                                                                          The Communications Security
                                                                                                                                         Establishment of the Government
                                                                                                                                                    of Canada




                                                       Certificate No. 1121

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, as the United States FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module Validation Authority;
and the Communications Security Establishment, as the Canadian FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module Validation Authority; hereby
validate the FI PS 140-2 testing results of the Cryptographic Module identified as:

                                Cygnus X-2 Postal Security Device by Pitney Bowes, Inc.
in accordance with the Derived Test Requirements for FIPS 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules. FIPS 140-2
specifies the security requirements that are to be satisfied by a cryptographic module utilized within a security system protecting
Sensitive Information (United States) or Protected Information (Canada) within computer and telecommunications systems
(including voice systems).

Products which use the above identified cryptographic module may be labeled as complying with the requirements of FI PS 140-2
so long as the product, throughout its life cycle, continues to use the validated version of the cryptographic module as specified in
this certificate. The validation report contains additional details concerning test results. No reliability test has been performed and
no warranty of the products by both agencies is either expressed or implied.

This certificate includes details on the scope of conformance and validation authority signatures on the reverse.


                                                                           TM. A Certiflcatton Mark or NIST. wtllch does not Imply product endorsement by N1ST, lhe U.S., Or CanadIan Governments.
FIPS 140-2 provides four increasing, qualitative levels of security: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4. These levels are intended to cover
the wide range and potential applications and environments in which cryptographic modules may be employed. The security requirements
cover eleven areas related to the secure design and implementation of a cryptographic module. The scope of conformance achieved by the
cryptographic modules as tested in the product identified as:

                                          Cygnus X-2 Postal Security Device by Pitney Bowes, Inc.
            (Hardware Versions: MEC BBC/BAJ (Canada), 1MES BBC/BAJ (Canada), 1MCT BBC/BAJ (Canada), 1MET BBC/BAJ (Canada),
                                          1MOO BBC/BAJ (US) and 1M05 BBC/BAJ (US); Hardware)

                                                                           InfoGard Laboratories, Inc., NVLAP Lab Code 100432-0
and tested by the Cryptographic Module Testing accredited laboratory:      CRYPTIK Version 7.0
is as follows:
Cryptographic Module Specification:                Level 3                 Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces:           Level 3

Roles, Services, and Authentication:               Level 3                 Finite State Model:                                  Level 3

Physical Security:                                 Level 3 +EFP            Cryptographic Key Management:                        Level 3
       (Multi-Chip Standalone)
EMlfEMC:                                           Level 3                 Self- Tests:                                         Level 3

Design Assurance:                                  Level 3                 Mitigation of Other Attacks:                         Level N/A

Operational Environment:                           Level N/A               tested in the following configuration(s):   N/A

The following FIPS approved Cryptographic Algorithms are used: ECDSA (Cert. #48); DSA (Cert. #200); SHS (Cert. #562); Triple-DES (Cert.
                                                     #503); Triple-DES MAC (Triple-DES Cert. #503, vendor affirmed); RNG (Cert. #272);
                                                     HMAC (Cert. #246)

The cryptographic module also contains the following non-FIPS approved algorithms: Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment
                                                                                 methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength)

                                                             Overall Level Achieved: 3
Signed on behalf of the Government of the United States                        Signed on behalf of the Government of Canada

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Chief, Computer Security Division                                              Director, Industry Program Group
National Institute of Standards and Technology                                 Communications Security Establishment Canada