SEALSQ's QS7001 Passes All EAL5+ Technical Security Tests; ANSSI Certificate Now Awaits January 2027 Audits

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SEALSQ said its QS7001 post-quantum secure element passed all Common Criteria EAL5+ technical security tests at SERMA, moving certification into a final audit phase scheduled for January 2027 ahead of formal ANSSI issuance.

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• QS7001 Clears EAL5+ Technical Evaluation

  SERMA Safety & Security, an ANSSI-licensed laboratory, performed all physical and functional security tests on QS7001 V1, and each received a PASS result; the claimed assurance level is EAL5 augmented with ALC_DVS.2 and AVA_VAN.5.

• Certification Moves to Final Audit Phase

  Audits of development, production and engineering assembly sites are scheduled for January 2027, including a new scope covering SEALSQ's Meyreuil, France clean room plus renewal audits of two partner sites; the evaluation report then goes to ANSSI for formal certificate issuance.

• Certification Covers a Product Family

  VaultIC409 and QVault TPM are built by adding firmware on the QS7001 hardware platform, so they benefit from the same hardware certification level; both will be shown at electronica 2026 in Munich, November 10-13.

• 42 Prospects Evaluating QS7001 and QVault TPM

  As of September 30, 2026, 42 prospective customers and partners were evaluating QS7001 and QVault TPM — the pipeline this milestone is meant to convert.

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Clearing every physical and functional security test at Common Criteria EAL5+ — a level very few chipmakers reach — lets customers start design and launch work now rather than waiting for the paper certificate. That matters because SEALSQ's next products, VaultIC409 and QVault TPM, sit on the same hardware platform and inherit the certification, so one result covers a family of products. Timing remains the risk: site audits are scheduled for January 2027, with formal ANSSI issuance and the V2 full post-quantum evaluation targeted for 2027, leaving revenue-bearing certification months away. As of September 30, 2026, 42 prospective customers and partners were evaluating QS7001 and QVault TPM; converting that pipeline is the number that will show whether this milestone turns into sales.