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Approvals and certifications

As a market leader in the area of information assurance and compliance, Research In Motion (RIM) is committed to independent, third-party approvals and certifications of BlackBerry® security. RIM is active in the Cryptographic Module Validation Program in North America, United Kingdom CESG Assisted Product Service (CAPS) and International Common Criteria evaluation scheme.

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  • Government and NATO approvals

    • NATO has approved the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution for the storage and transmission of data up to and including the NATO RESTRICTED classification.

      The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution has been approved for storing and transmitting sensitive data by several major government organizations.

    • Nation Organization Maximum Classification Level
      Canada Communications Security Establishment PROTECTED B
      United Kingdom CESG RESTRICTED / IL3
      Austria
      		 Center for Secure Information Technology
      		 Not specified
      Australia
      		 Defense Signals Directorate
      		 RESTRICTED
      New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau
      		 RESTRICTED
      United States
      		 National Institute of Standards and Technology Sensitive but unclassified
      Turkey Turkish Standards Institute Not specified

  • Cryptographic Module Validation Program

    The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) governs the conformance testing of cryptographic modules to Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, "Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules." The following BlackBerry cryptographic modules have earned FIPS 140-2 or FIPS 140-1 validations through the CMVP:

    BlackBerry OS Cryptographic Kernel

    • The BlackBerry Tablet Cryptographic Kernel is the software module that provides the cryptographic functionality required for basic operation of the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. All PlayBook tablets contain the BlackBerry Tablet Cryptographic Kernel, which has been awarded the following FIPS 140-2 validation:

    BlackBerry Cryptographic Kernel

    BlackBerry Enterprise Server Cryptographic Kernel

    BlackBerry Cryptographic API (Algorithm implementations only)

    • The BlackBerry Cryptographic Application Programming Interface (API) is a suite of comprehensive cryptographic functionality provided by all Java® enabled BlackBerry smartphones. Available for use by third-party BlackBerry application developers, the implementations of cryptographic algorithms in the BlackBerry Cryptographic API have been awarded validation certificates for the following:

      • BlackBerry® Device Software versions 4.0–6.0

  • CAPS Security Program

    • CESG is the United Kingdom National Technical Security Authority. The CESG Assisted Product Service (CAPS) has been designed to help private sector companies develop cryptographic products for use by the United Kingdom government and other appropriate organizations. BlackBerry has been approved for use at RESTRICTED (IL3), when configured and used in line with CESG guidance. This approval is based on a CAPS-style evaluation.

      The following products have been evaluated and approved:

      • BlackBerry smartphone versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 and 7.1
      • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server versions 5.0.1, 5.0.2, and 5.0.3
      • BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader Software version 2.0

      If you’re using a software version older than those listed above, RIM recommends updating to one of the listed versions.

  • Common Criteria Evaluation Scheme

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