QxHSM
Hardware security module
A Hardware Security Module designed for crypto-agility, interoperability and cryptographic portability.
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Crypto4A Technologies
QuantumCybersecurityOttawa, ON
Designs and manufactures quantum-safe, crypto-agile hardware security modules and secrets-management platforms for governments, financial institutions and infrastructure operators.
Canadian innovation builds a brighter tomorrow.
About
Company site: crypto4a.comDesigns and manufactures quantum-safe, crypto-agile hardware security modules and secrets-management platforms for governments, financial institutions and infrastructure operators.
Achieved FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation for its QASM cryptographic module, reported as the first quantum-safe HSM validated at Level 3 (August 2026). quantumcomputingreport.com
Received a $3.75M repayable contribution from FedDev Ontario's Regional Quantum Initiative to scale quantum-safe hardware manufacturing (February 2024). canada.ca
Released QxVault, a quantum-safe secrets management platform anchored by a FIPS 140-3 Level 3i cryptographic module, into general availability (May 2026). prnewswire.com
Received a repayable FedDev Ontario contribution of more than $2M to commercialize its QxEDGE quantum-safe platform, announced January 2022. canada.ca
Products & Services
Company site: crypto4a.comProducts Crypto4A Technologies publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
QxVault
Secrets management
Integrates a certified Hardware Security Module directly into the vault to deliver hardware-enforced protection for cryptographic secrets.
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Hardware security platform
A platform unifying HSM, compute, storage and security into a fully integrated Hardware Security Platform for confidential workloads at the edge or in data centres.
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Desktop chassis
A desktop chassis delivering a secure, self-contained environment for development, testing and space-constrained deployments.
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Enterprise chassis
A 1U three-blade chassis delivering performance, reliability and scalability for enterprise and government environments.
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Development emulator
Lets developers and engineers emulate and test Crypto4A’s quantum-safe cryptographic environment without requiring physical hardware.
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Publicly announced partnerships.
Keyfactor
Keyfactor describes its partnership with Crypto4A as instrumental in enabling quantum-safe algorithms for its PKI customers (2025).
DigiCert
DigiCert states an ongoing collaboration with Crypto4A on quantum-ready digital trust, quoted in Crypto4A's FIPS 140-3 submission release (2025).
01 Quantum
Strategic partnership effective July 2026 for joint marketing and customer introductions pairing 01 Quantum PQC software with Crypto4A's QxHSM and QxVault.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Quebec Economic Development Program, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions — repayable contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada — contribution
Business Scale-up and Productivity, FedDev Ontario — repayable contribution
Regional Quantum Initiative, FedDev Ontario — repayable contribution
Recent News
- Aug 20, 2026Product
Canadian Cybersecurity Company Crypto4A Sets Global Benchmark with FIPS 140-3 Level 3 Validation for Next-Generation Quantum-Safe HSM Technology
Crypto4A says its QASM cryptographic module is the first HSM worldwide to reach FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation while supporting all NIST-approved post-quantum algorithms.
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Bruno Couillard
CEO & Co-Founder
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