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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #137

Details

Module Name
BlackBerry 850/857
and BlackBerry 950/957
Cryptographic Kernel
Standard
FIPS 140-1
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate
Overall Level
1
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode
Module Type
Firmware
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
The BlackBerry crypto firmware v2.1, common to both the BlackBerry 850/857 and the BlackBerry 950/957, securely compresses and encrypts messages with Triple-DES. Following this procedure, the ciphertext is transmitted over the Internet to the recipient mail server. Upon receiving the message, the mail server decrypts and decompresses the ciphertext back to the original plaintext. The BlackBerry crypto firmware is messaging-system independent.
Approved Algorithms
SHA-1 Cert. #45
Triple-DES Cert. #45
Other Algorithms
N/A
Firmware Versions
2.1

Vendor

Research In Motion Ltd.
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8
Canada

Government Certifications Team
certifications@rim.com
Phone: 519-888-7465 x2921
Fax: 519-886-4839

Related Files

Security Policy
Certificate

Validation History

Date Type Lab
3/1/2001 Initial DOMUS
6/3/2002 Update
8/24/2005 Update