SEALSQ Corp. and its subsidiary IC'Alps announced a series of significant advances in their Common Criteria (CC) security certification programs ? including the successful completion of the most demanding hardware security tests for the QS7001 Secure Element platform and the unqualified renewal of IC'Alps' site certification.
In a pivotal step toward full CC EAL 5+ certification, independent evaluator SERMA has confirmed that SEALSQ's QS7001 Secure Element passed fault injection and side-channel attack resistance testing ? the most stringent physical security assessments in the Common Criteria evaluation process ? with a final verdict of PASS.
The result validates the platform's robustness against sophisticated, real-world attack vectors and marks a critical inflection point in SEALSQ's post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) hardware certification journey. IC'Alps successfully completed its Common Criteria certification renewal audit at its Grenoble design center, conducted by SERMA CESTI, confirming that IC'Alps will formally renew its CC certification. SEALSQ published a comprehensive certification roadmap for its two secure hardware product families, with all four products currently maintaining green status across their respective programs. QS7001 Secure Element: QS7001 V1: Production samples available March 2026.
Certification program on track. QS7001 V2: Wafer manufacturing underway; fab-out targeted April 21, 2026. Full post-quantum cryptographic API protection.
Engineering samples expected July 2026; HW Evaluation Test Report targeted September 2026; production samples targeted October 2026. QVault Trusted Platform Module (TPM): QVault TPM 183: Production samples available March 2026. FIPS 140-3 lab submission to NIST targeted September 2026; TCG certification targeted October 2026.
QVault TPM 185 (IoT & PC/Server markets, full post-quantum support): Engineering samples expected July 2026; FIPS 140-3 submission targeted September 2026; TCG certification targeted October 2026. Flash-based architectures across the QS7001 family enable secure over-the-air firmware updates, ensuring long-term lifecycle resilience without hardware replacement. These milestones are a cornerstone of SEALSQ's broader post-quantum security strategy.
For customers in government, critical infrastructure, financial services, and enterprise technology, independently verified CC and FIPS certifications provide the highest level of assurance that SEALSQ's hardware meets international security standards. Early FIPS 140-3 submissions position customers ahead of anticipated industry-wide evaluation delays, reducing procurement risk during the global cryptographic transition.
