BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel

Certificate details

Certificate ID #593
Status historical
Historical reason RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Validation dates 01.12.2005
Standard FIPS 140-2
Security level 1
Type Firmware
Embodiment Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Caveat None
Exceptions
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Tested: BlackBerry 7290 with BlackBerry OS Version 4.1
Description BlackBerry® is the leading wireless enterprise solution that allows users to stay connected with secure, wireless access to email, corporate data, phone, web and organizer features. BlackBerry® is a totally integrated package that includes hardware, software and service, providing a complete end-toend solution. The BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel is the software module that provides the basic cryptographic functionality for the BlackBerry®.
Version (Firmware) 3.8.3.3, 3.8.3.5, 3.8.3.6 and 3.8.3.7
Vendor Research In Motion Ltd. http://www.rim.com
Lab DOMUS
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Security policy

Extracted keywords

Symmetric Algorithms
AES-256, AES, DES, HMAC
Asymmetric Algorithms
ECDSA, ECC, Diffie-Hellman
Hash functions
SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512
Schemes
Key Agreement
Randomness
RNG
Elliptic Curves
P-521, K-571
Block cipher modes
CBC

Security level
Level 1

Title FIPS 140-2 Security Policy
Subject BlackBerry Cryptographic Kernel
Keywords FIPS, 140-2, Security Policy, validation, certification
Author David MacFarlane
Creation date D:20051125094451-05'00'
Modification date D:20051125094540-05'00'
Pages 17
Creator Acrobat PDFMaker 6.0 for Word
Producer Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 (Windows)

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Raw data

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