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BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel

Certificate #593

Webpage information ?

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.
References

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Certificate
Webpage

Security policy ?

Security target PDF TXT

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

Standards
FIPS 140-2, FIPS 197, FIPS 46-3, FIPS 180-2, FIPS 198, FIPS 186-2, FIPS PUB 140-2, PKCS#1, PKCS #1

File metadata

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)

Heuristics ?

No heuristics are available for this certificate.

References ?

No references are available for this certificate.

Updates ?

  • 09.02.2023 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The cert_id was updated.

    • The new value is 593.

    The web extraction data was updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'validation_history': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2005-12-01', 'validation_type': 'Initial', 'lab': 'DOMUS'}], 'vendor_url': 'http://www.rim.com', 'certificate_pdf_url': 'https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/certificates/140crt593.pdf', 'hw_versions': None, 'fw_versions': '3.8.3.3, 3.8.3.5, 3.8.3.6 and 3.8.3.7'}.
    • The standard property was set to FIPS 140-2.
    • The status property was set to historical.
    • The level property was set to 1.
    • The embodiment property was set to Multi-Chip Stand Alone.
    • The following properties were deleted: ['date_validation', 'algorithms', 'vendor_www', 'lab', 'lab_nvlap', 'security_policy_www', 'certificate_www', 'hw_version', 'fw_version', 'product_url'].

    The PDF extraction data was updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'policy_metadata': {'pdf_file_size_bytes': 302605, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 17, '/ModDate': "D:20051125094540-05'00'", '/CreationDate': "D:20051125094451-05'00'", '/Title': 'FIPS 140-2 Security Policy', '/Version': '1.7', '/Creator': 'Acrobat PDFMaker 6.0 for Word', '/Category': 'FIPS 140-2', '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 (Windows)', '/Author': 'David MacFarlane', '/Subject': 'BlackBerry Cryptographic Kernel', '/Keywords': 'FIPS, 140-2, Security Policy, validation, certification', '/Company': 'Research In Motion Limited', '/Department': 'Government Certifications Team', '/kernel_version': '3.8.3.3, 3.8.3.5, 3.8.3.6, and 3.8.3.7', '/SourceModified': 'D:20051125144430', 'pdf_hyperlinks': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['http://www.rim.com/', 'mailto:[email protected]', 'http://www.blackberry.com/']}}}.
    • The following properties were deleted: ['cert_id', 'algorithms', 'clean_cert_ids', 'st_metadata'].

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'policy_prunned_references': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}, 'module_prunned_references': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}, 'policy_processed_references': {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'module_processed_references': {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'direct_transitive_cves': None, 'indirect_transitive_cves': None}.
    • The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['SHS#365', 'RNG#115', 'AES#291', 'ECDSA#9', 'RSA#82', 'HMAC#100', 'Triple-DES#366']}.
    • The following properties were deleted: ['keywords', 'unmatched_algs', 'clean_cert_ids', 'st_references', 'web_references'].

    The state was updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'module_download_ok': True, 'policy_download_ok': True, 'policy_convert_garbage': False, 'policy_convert_ok': True, 'module_extract_ok': True, 'policy_extract_ok': True, 'policy_pdf_hash': '7941c1214f118585fd18f4c0ce7eb78676f693722f44492b2afd47ed0cc43560', 'policy_txt_hash': 'd6869348822db48a3ae78d853003779f72229da91e6e75ab109a4b49694dd5f4'}.
    • The following properties were deleted: ['sp_path', 'html_path', 'tables_done', 'file_status', 'txt_state'].
  • 07.12.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1633', '1791', '1392', '850', '1792']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['2888', '2304', '1026', '1633', '2404', '1645', '1791', '1392', '850', '2319', '2445', '2729', '1792', '1565', '2978']}} data.
  • 05.11.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The web extraction data was updated.

    • The caveat property was set to None.
    • The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}.

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}.
  • 25.10.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The PDF extraction data was updated.

    • The keywords property was updated, with the {'fips_cert_id': {'__update__': {'Cert': {'__update__': {'#1': 1}}}}, 'asymmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'FF': {'__delete__': ['DSA']}}}, 'hash_function': {'__update__': {'SHA': {'__update__': {'SHA2': {'__delete__': ['SHA-2']}}}}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'__update__': {'KA': {'__delete__': ['KA']}}, '__delete__': ['MAC']}, 'standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140-2': 11}}}}} data.

    The state was updated.

    • The tables_done property was set to True.
  • 31.07.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The PDF extraction data was updated.

    • The st_metadata property was set to {'pdf_file_size_bytes': 302605, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 17, '/ModDate': "D:20051125094540-05'00'", '/CreationDate': "D:20051125094451-05'00'", '/Title': 'FIPS 140-2 Security Policy', '/Version': '1.7', '/Creator': 'Acrobat PDFMaker 6.0 for Word', '/Category': 'FIPS 140-2', '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 (Windows)', '/Author': 'David MacFarlane', '/Subject': 'BlackBerry Cryptographic Kernel', '/Keywords': 'FIPS, 140-2, Security Policy, validation, certification', '/Company': 'Research In Motion Limited', '/Department': 'Government Certifications Team', '/kernel_version': '3.8.3.3, 3.8.3.5, 3.8.3.6, and 3.8.3.7', '/SourceModified': 'D:20051125144430', 'pdf_hyperlinks': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['http://www.rim.com/', 'mailto:[email protected]', 'http://www.blackberry.com/']}}.
  • 17.07.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The _type was updated.

    • The new value is sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'clean_cert_ids': {}}.
    • The _type property was set to sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics.
    • The keywords property was set to {}.
    • The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#291', 'algorithm_type': 'AES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#366', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#365', 'algorithm_type': 'SHS', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#115', 'algorithm_type': 'RNG', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#9', 'algorithm_type': 'ECDSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#82', 'algorithm_type': 'RSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#100', 'algorithm_type': 'HMAC', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}]}.
    • The st_references property was updated, with the {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References'} data.
    • The web_references property was updated, with the {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References'} data.

    The state was updated.

    • The _type property was set to sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.InternalState.
    • The following properties were deleted: ['fragment_path'].
  • 14.06.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The pdf_scan was updated.

    • The keywords property was updated, with the {'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140-2': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}, '__delete__': ['FIPS 186-2', 'FIPS PUB 140-2']}, 'PKCS[ #]*[1-9]+': {'__delete__': ['PKCS#1']}}}, 'rules_block_cipher_modes': {'__update__': {'CBC': {'__update__': {'CBC': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}}}, 'rules_ecc_curves': {'__insert__': {'(NIST)? ?[PBK]-[0-9]{3}': {'P-521': {'count': 1}}}, '__update__': {'(?:Curve |curve |)P-(192|224|256|384|521)': {'__update__': {'P-521': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}}}} data.

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The keywords property was updated, with the {'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140-2': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}, '__delete__': ['FIPS 186-2', 'FIPS PUB 140-2']}, 'PKCS[ #]*[1-9]+': {'__delete__': ['PKCS#1']}}}, 'rules_block_cipher_modes': {'__update__': {'CBC': {'__update__': {'CBC': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}}}, 'rules_ecc_curves': {'__insert__': {'(NIST)? ?[PBK]-[0-9]{3}': {'P-521': {'count': 1}}}, '__update__': {'(?:Curve |curve |)P-(192|224|256|384|521)': {'__update__': {'P-521': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}}}} data.
  • 08.03.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The web_scan was updated.

    • The following properties were deleted: ['connections'].

    The pdf_scan was updated.

    • The following properties were deleted: ['connections'].

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'st_references': {'_type': 'References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'web_references': {'_type': 'References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}}.
    • The following properties were deleted: ['connections', 'directly_affected_by', 'indirectly_affected_by', 'directly_affecting', 'indirectly_affecting'].
  • 18.02.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The extracted_versions property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['3.8.3.7', '3.8.3.3', '3.8.3.6', '3.8.3.5']}.
  • 02.02.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The web_scan was updated.

    • The module_type property was set to Firmware.
  • 30.01.2022 The certificate was first processed.
    New certificate

    A new FIPS 140 certificate with the product name was processed.

Raw data 

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  "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate",
  "cert_id": 593,
  "dgst": "d4e33e2934280979",
  "heuristics": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics",
    "algorithms": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "HMAC#100",
        "ECDSA#9",
        "RSA#82",
        "AES#291",
        "Triple-DES#366",
        "SHS#365",
        "RNG#115"
      ]
    },
    "cpe_matches": null,
    "direct_transitive_cves": null,
    "extracted_versions": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "3.8.3.3",
        "3.8.3.7",
        "3.8.3.6",
        "3.8.3.5"
      ]
    },
    "indirect_transitive_cves": null,
    "module_processed_references": {
      "_type": "sec_certs.sample.certificate.References",
      "directly_referenced_by": null,
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": null,
      "indirectly_referencing": null
    },
    "module_prunned_references": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": []
    },
    "policy_processed_references": {
      "_type": "sec_certs.sample.certificate.References",
      "directly_referenced_by": null,
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": null,
      "indirectly_referencing": null
    },
    "policy_prunned_references": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": []
    },
    "related_cves": null,
    "verified_cpe_matches": null
  },
  "pdf_data": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.PdfData",
    "keywords": {
      "asymmetric_crypto": {
        "ECC": {
          "ECC": {
            "ECC": 5
          },
          "ECDSA": {
            "ECDSA": 5
          }
        },
        "FF": {
          "DH": {
            "Diffie-Hellman": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "certification_process": {},
      "cipher_mode": {
        "CBC": {
          "CBC": 7
        }
      },
      "cplc_data": {},
      "crypto_engine": {},
      "crypto_library": {},
      "crypto_protocol": {},
      "crypto_scheme": {
        "KA": {
          "Key Agreement": 2
        }
      },
      "device_model": {},
      "ecc_curve": {
        "NIST": {
          "K-571": 2,
          "P-521": 4
        }
      },
      "eval_facility": {},
      "fips_cert_id": {
        "Cert": {
          "#1": 1
        }
      },
      "fips_certlike": {
        "Certlike": {
          "AES-256": 5,
          "HMAC SHA-1": 3,
          "HMAC SHA-256": 2,
          "HMAC SHA-512": 2,
          "PKCS #1": 2,
          "PKCS#1": 1,
          "RSA PKCS#1": 1,
          "SHA-1": 7,
          "SHA-256": 4,
          "SHA-512": 4
        }
      },
      "fips_security_level": {
        "Level": {
          "Level 1": 1
        }
      },
      "hash_function": {
        "SHA": {
          "SHA1": {
            "SHA-1": 7
          },
          "SHA2": {
            "SHA-256": 4,
            "SHA-512": 4
          }
        }
      },
      "ic_data_group": {},
      "javacard_api_const": {},
      "javacard_packages": {},
      "javacard_version": {},
      "os_name": {},
      "pq_crypto": {},
      "randomness": {
        "RNG": {
          "RNG": 12
        }
      },
      "side_channel_analysis": {},
      "standard_id": {
        "FIPS": {
          "FIPS 140-2": 11,
          "FIPS 180-2": 1,
          "FIPS 186-2": 8,
          "FIPS 197": 1,
          "FIPS 198": 1,
          "FIPS 46-3": 1,
          "FIPS PUB 140-2": 2
        },
        "PKCS": {
          "PKCS #1": 1,
          "PKCS#1": 1
        }
      },
      "symmetric_crypto": {
        "AES_competition": {
          "AES": {
            "AES": 2,
            "AES-256": 5
          }
        },
        "DES": {
          "DES": {
            "DES": 9
          }
        },
        "constructions": {
          "MAC": {
            "HMAC": 14
          }
        }
      },
      "tee_name": {},
      "tls_cipher_suite": {},
      "vendor": {},
      "vulnerability": {}
    },
    "policy_metadata": {
      "/Author": "David MacFarlane",
      "/Category": "FIPS 140-2",
      "/Company": "Research In Motion Limited",
      "/CreationDate": "D:20051125094451-05\u002700\u0027",
      "/Creator": "Acrobat PDFMaker 6.0 for Word",
      "/Department": "Government Certifications Team",
      "/Keywords": "FIPS, 140-2, Security Policy, validation, certification",
      "/ModDate": "D:20051125094540-05\u002700\u0027",
      "/Producer": "Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 (Windows)",
      "/SourceModified": "D:20051125144430",
      "/Subject": "BlackBerry Cryptographic Kernel",
      "/Title": "FIPS 140-2 Security Policy",
      "/Version": "1.7",
      "/kernel_version": "3.8.3.3, 3.8.3.5, 3.8.3.6, and 3.8.3.7",
      "pdf_file_size_bytes": 302605,
      "pdf_hyperlinks": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "mailto:[email protected]",
          "http://www.blackberry.com/",
          "http://www.rim.com/"
        ]
      },
      "pdf_is_encrypted": false,
      "pdf_number_of_pages": 17
    }
  },
  "state": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.InternalState",
    "module_download_ok": true,
    "module_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_convert_garbage": false,
    "policy_convert_ok": true,
    "policy_download_ok": true,
    "policy_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_pdf_hash": "7941c1214f118585fd18f4c0ce7eb78676f693722f44492b2afd47ed0cc43560",
    "policy_txt_hash": "d6869348822db48a3ae78d853003779f72229da91e6e75ab109a4b49694dd5f4"
  },
  "web_data": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.WebData",
    "caveat": "None",
    "certificate_pdf_url": "https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/certificates/140crt593.pdf",
    "date_sunset": null,
    "description": "BlackBerry\u00ae 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\u00ae is a totally integrated package that includes hardware, software and service, providing a complete end-toend solution. The BlackBerry\u00ae Cryptographic Kernel is the software module that provides the basic cryptographic functionality for the BlackBerry\u00ae.",
    "embodiment": "Multi-Chip Stand Alone",
    "exceptions": [
      "Design Assurance: Level 3",
      "Tested: BlackBerry 7290 with BlackBerry OS Version 4.1"
    ],
    "fw_versions": "3.8.3.3, 3.8.3.5, 3.8.3.6 and 3.8.3.7",
    "historical_reason": "RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition",
    "hw_versions": null,
    "level": 1,
    "mentioned_certs": {},
    "module_name": "BlackBerry\u00ae Cryptographic Kernel",
    "module_type": "Firmware",
    "revoked_link": null,
    "revoked_reason": null,
    "standard": "FIPS 140-2",
    "status": "historical",
    "sw_versions": null,
    "tested_conf": null,
    "validation_history": [
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2005-12-01",
        "lab": "DOMUS",
        "validation_type": "Initial"
      }
    ],
    "vendor": "Research In Motion Ltd.",
    "vendor_url": "http://www.rim.com"
  }
}