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Cygnus X-1 Postal Security Device

Certificate #482

Webpage information ?

Status	historical
Historical reason	Moved to historical list due to sunsetting
Validation dates	10.12.2004 , 03.02.2005 , 14.03.2005
Standard	FIPS 140-2
Security level	3
Type	Hardware
Embodiment	Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Caveat	None
Description	The Pitney Bowes Cygnus X-1 Postal Security Device (PSD) has been designed in compliance with the United States Postal Service (USPS), Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP) and with the Canada Post Corporation's Digital Meter Indicia Specification 3457. It employs strong encryption, decryption, and digital signature techniques for the protection of customer funds in Pitney Bowes IBIP Metering products.
Version (Hardware)	P/N 1L00, Versions AAA, AAC and AAD (US); P/N 1LEC, Versions AAA, AAC and AAD (Canada)
Vendor	Pitney Bowes, Inc.
References	This certificate's webpage directly references 0 certificates, transitively this expands into 0 certificates.

Certificate

Webpage

Security policy ?

Security target PDF TXT

Symmetric Algorithms

DEA, DES, Triple-DES, TDES, 3DES, TDEA, HMAC

Asymmetric Algorithms

ECDSA, Diffie-Hellman, DSA

Hash functions

SHA-1

Schemes

MAC, Key Exchange

Randomness

PRNG, RNG

Block cipher modes

ECB, CBC

Security level

Level 3

Standards

FIPS 140-2, FIPS 198, FIPS 46-3, FIPS 186-2, FIPS PUB 46-3, FIPS PUB 186-2, FIPS PUB 180-2, FIPS PUB 140-2

File metadata

Title	Microsoft Word - 1k - 1L97014 Rev J.doc
Author	Rose
Creation date	D:00000000000000Z
Modification date	D:20050310103426-08'00'
Pages	27
Creator	PScript5.dll Version 5.2
Producer	Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 (Windows)

Heuristics ?

No heuristics are available for this certificate.

References ?

No references are available for this certificate.

Updates ?

09.02.2023 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The cert_id was updated.
- The new value is 482.
The web extraction data was updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'validation_history': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2004-12-10', 'validation_type': 'Initial', 'lab': 'UL VERIFICATION SERVICES INC'}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2005-02-03', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2005-03-14', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}], 'vendor_url': 'http://www.pb.com', 'certificate_pdf_url': 'https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/certificates/140crt482.pdf', 'hw_versions': 'P/N 1L00, Versions AAA, AAC and AAD (US); P/N 1LEC, Versions AAA, AAC and AAD (Canada)', 'fw_versions': None}.
- The standard property was set to FIPS 140-2.
- The status property was set to historical.
- The level property was set to 3.
- The embodiment property was set to Multi-Chip Stand Alone.
- The following properties were deleted: ['date_validation', 'algorithms', 'vendor_www', 'lab', 'lab_nvlap', 'security_policy_www', 'certificate_www', 'hw_version', 'fw_version', 'product_url'].
The PDF extraction data was updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'policy_metadata': {'pdf_file_size_bytes': 275562, 'pdf_is_encrypted': True, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 27, '/Author': 'Rose', '/CreationDate': 'D:00000000000000Z', '/Creator': 'PScript5.dll Version 5.2', '/ModDate': "D:20050310103426-08'00'", '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 (Windows)', '/Title': 'Microsoft Word - 1k - 1L97014 Rev J.doc', 'pdf_hyperlinks': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}}}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['cert_id', 'algorithms', 'clean_cert_ids', 'st_metadata'].
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'policy_prunned_references': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}, 'module_prunned_references': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}, 'policy_processed_references': {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'module_processed_references': {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'direct_transitive_cves': None, 'indirect_transitive_cves': None}.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['DSA#105', 'SHS#232', 'Triple-DES#252', 'HMAC-SHA-1#232', 'Triple-DES MAC#252']}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['keywords', 'unmatched_algs', 'clean_cert_ids', 'st_references', 'web_references'].
The state was updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'module_download_ok': True, 'policy_download_ok': True, 'policy_convert_garbage': False, 'policy_convert_ok': True, 'module_extract_ok': True, 'policy_extract_ok': True, 'policy_pdf_hash': '4e6c7ba7d8313a7d04e82f3952339405592d1731ed65e8090e5dc871cb0daf57', 'policy_txt_hash': '6ced2dc1ae73600f936a7ceb7e95a40026cf007131fced4355a5f6c2572c6a68'}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['sp_path', 'html_path', 'tables_done', 'file_status', 'txt_state'].
07.12.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The computed heuristics were updated.
- The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': {'__add__': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1619']}}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'__add__': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['2385', '1619', '2051', '1666', '2862', '3517', '3204', '2657', '2045']}}} data.
05.11.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The web extraction data was updated.
- The caveat property was set to None.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}.
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}.
- The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1517', '1075']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['2457', '1517', '1075', '2498', '1256']}} data.
25.10.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The PDF extraction data was updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'fips_cert_id': {}, 'fips_certlike': {'__update__': {'Certlike': {'__update__': {'SHA-1': 8}, '__delete__': ['PKCS #1', 'DES 2', 'DSA1024']}}}, 'eval_facility': {}, 'symmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': 1, 'DEA': 1}}, '3DES': {'__update__': {'Triple-DES': 3, '3DES': 3}}}}, 'constructions': {'__update__': {'MAC': {'__update__': {'HMAC': 7}}}}}}, 'asymmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'ECC': {'__update__': {'ECDSA': {'__update__': {'ECDSA': 9}}}}, 'FF': {'__update__': {'DH': {'__update__': {'Diffie-Hellman': 7}, '__delete__': ['DH']}, 'DSA': {'__update__': {'DSA': 17}}}}}}, 'hash_function': {'__update__': {'SHA': {'__update__': {'SHA1': {'__update__': {'SHA-1': 8}}}}}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'__update__': {'MAC': {'__update__': {'MAC': 3}}}}, 'randomness': {'__update__': {'RNG': {'__update__': {'RNG': 3}}}}, 'cipher_mode': {'__update__': {'ECB': {'__update__': {'ECB': 1}}, 'CBC': {'__update__': {'CBC': 2}}}}, 'tee_name': {}, 'standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS': {'__update__': {'FIPS 186-2': 1}, '__delete__': ['FIPS 180-2', 'FIPS 81']}}, '__delete__': ['PKCS']}} data.
The state was updated.
- The tables_done property was set to True.
17.07.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The _type was updated.
- The new value is sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'clean_cert_ids': {}}.
- The _type property was set to sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics.
- The keywords property was set to {}.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#105', 'algorithm_type': 'DSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#252', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#252', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES MAC', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#232', 'algorithm_type': 'HMAC-SHA-1', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#232', 'algorithm_type': 'SHS', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}]}.
- The st_references property was updated, with the {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References'} data.
- The web_references property was updated, with the {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References'} data.
The state was updated.
- The _type property was set to sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.InternalState.
- The following properties were deleted: ['fragment_path'].
14.06.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The pdf_scan was updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['FIPS 140-2', 'FIPS 46-3', 'FIPS 186-2', 'FIPS PUB 46-3', 'FIPS PUB 186-2', 'FIPS PUB 180-2']}}}} data.
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['FIPS 140-2', 'FIPS 46-3', 'FIPS 186-2', 'FIPS PUB 46-3', 'FIPS PUB 186-2', 'FIPS PUB 180-2']}}}} data.
08.03.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The web_scan was updated.
- The following properties were deleted: ['connections'].
The pdf_scan was updated.
- The following properties were deleted: ['connections'].
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'st_references': {'_type': 'References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'web_references': {'_type': 'References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['connections', 'directly_affected_by', 'indirectly_affected_by', 'directly_affecting', 'indirectly_affecting'].
18.02.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The computed heuristics were updated.
- The extracted_versions property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1']}.
02.02.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The web_scan was updated.
- The module_type property was set to Hardware.
30.01.2022 The certificate was first processed.

New certificate

A new FIPS 140 certificate with the product name was processed.

Raw data

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  "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate",
  "cert_id": 482,
  "dgst": "d4679c618f1af07e",
  "heuristics": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics",
    "algorithms": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "DSA#105",
        "Triple-DES#252",
        "SHS#232",
        "Triple-DES MAC#252",
        "HMAC-SHA-1#232"
      ]
    },
    "cpe_matches": null,
    "direct_transitive_cves": null,
    "extracted_versions": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "1"
      ]
    },
    "indirect_transitive_cves": null,
    "module_processed_references": {
      "_type": "sec_certs.sample.certificate.References",
      "directly_referenced_by": null,
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": null,
      "indirectly_referencing": null
    },
    "module_prunned_references": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": []
    },
    "policy_processed_references": {
      "_type": "sec_certs.sample.certificate.References",
      "directly_referenced_by": null,
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": null,
      "indirectly_referencing": null
    },
    "policy_prunned_references": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": []
    },
    "related_cves": null,
    "verified_cpe_matches": null
  },
  "pdf_data": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.PdfData",
    "keywords": {
      "asymmetric_crypto": {
        "ECC": {
          "ECDSA": {
            "ECDSA": 9
          }
        },
        "FF": {
          "DH": {
            "Diffie-Hellman": 7
          },
          "DSA": {
            "DSA": 17
          }
        }
      },
      "certification_process": {},
      "cipher_mode": {
        "CBC": {
          "CBC": 2
        },
        "ECB": {
          "ECB": 1
        }
      },
      "cplc_data": {},
      "crypto_engine": {},
      "crypto_library": {},
      "crypto_protocol": {},
      "crypto_scheme": {
        "KEX": {
          "Key Exchange": 8
        },
        "MAC": {
          "MAC": 3
        }
      },
      "device_model": {},
      "ecc_curve": {},
      "eval_facility": {},
      "fips_cert_id": {},
      "fips_certlike": {
        "Certlike": {
          "HMAC SHA-1": 5,
          "HMAC-SHA-1": 2,
          "SHA-1": 8
        }
      },
      "fips_security_level": {
        "Level": {
          "Level 3": 2
        }
      },
      "hash_function": {
        "SHA": {
          "SHA1": {
            "SHA-1": 8
          }
        }
      },
      "ic_data_group": {},
      "javacard_api_const": {},
      "javacard_packages": {},
      "javacard_version": {},
      "os_name": {},
      "pq_crypto": {},
      "randomness": {
        "PRNG": {
          "PRNG": 7
        },
        "RNG": {
          "RNG": 3
        }
      },
      "side_channel_analysis": {},
      "standard_id": {
        "FIPS": {
          "FIPS 140-2": 5,
          "FIPS 186-2": 1,
          "FIPS 198": 1,
          "FIPS 46-3": 1,
          "FIPS PUB 140-2": 1,
          "FIPS PUB 180-2": 1,
          "FIPS PUB 186-2": 1,
          "FIPS PUB 46-3": 1
        }
      },
      "symmetric_crypto": {
        "DES": {
          "3DES": {
            "3DES": 3,
            "TDEA": 1,
            "TDES": 3,
            "Triple-DES": 3
          },
          "DES": {
            "DEA": 1,
            "DES": 1
          }
        },
        "constructions": {
          "MAC": {
            "HMAC": 7
          }
        }
      },
      "tee_name": {},
      "tls_cipher_suite": {},
      "vendor": {},
      "vulnerability": {}
    },
    "policy_metadata": {
      "/Author": "Rose",
      "/CreationDate": "D:00000000000000Z",
      "/Creator": "PScript5.dll Version 5.2",
      "/ModDate": "D:20050310103426-08\u002700\u0027",
      "/Producer": "Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 (Windows)",
      "/Title": "Microsoft Word - 1k - 1L97014 Rev J.doc",
      "pdf_file_size_bytes": 275562,
      "pdf_hyperlinks": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": []
      },
      "pdf_is_encrypted": true,
      "pdf_number_of_pages": 27
    }
  },
  "state": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.InternalState",
    "module_download_ok": true,
    "module_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_convert_garbage": false,
    "policy_convert_ok": true,
    "policy_download_ok": true,
    "policy_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_pdf_hash": "4e6c7ba7d8313a7d04e82f3952339405592d1731ed65e8090e5dc871cb0daf57",
    "policy_txt_hash": "6ced2dc1ae73600f936a7ceb7e95a40026cf007131fced4355a5f6c2572c6a68"
  },
  "web_data": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.WebData",
    "caveat": "None",
    "certificate_pdf_url": "https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/certificates/140crt482.pdf",
    "date_sunset": null,
    "description": "The Pitney Bowes Cygnus X-1 Postal Security Device (PSD) has been designed in compliance with the United States Postal Service (USPS), Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP) and with the Canada Post Corporation\u0027s Digital Meter Indicia Specification 3457. It employs strong encryption, decryption, and digital signature techniques for the protection of customer funds in Pitney Bowes IBIP Metering products.",
    "embodiment": "Multi-Chip Stand Alone",
    "exceptions": null,
    "fw_versions": null,
    "historical_reason": "Moved to historical list due to sunsetting",
    "hw_versions": "P/N 1L00, Versions AAA, AAC and AAD (US); P/N 1LEC, Versions AAA, AAC and AAD (Canada)",
    "level": 3,
    "mentioned_certs": {},
    "module_name": "Cygnus X-1 Postal Security Device",
    "module_type": "Hardware",
    "revoked_link": null,
    "revoked_reason": null,
    "standard": "FIPS 140-2",
    "status": "historical",
    "sw_versions": null,
    "tested_conf": null,
    "validation_history": [
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2004-12-10",
        "lab": "UL VERIFICATION SERVICES INC",
        "validation_type": "Initial"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2005-02-03",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2005-03-14",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      }
    ],
    "vendor": "Pitney Bowes, Inc.",
    "vendor_url": "http://www.pb.com"
  }
}

Cygnus X-1 Postal Security Device

Certificate #482

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