Certificate 137 - BlackBerry 850/857
and BlackBerry 950/957
Cryptographic Kernel
intCertNum 137
strVendorName Research In Motion Ltd.
strURL http://www.blackberry.com
strAddress1 295 Phillip Street
strAddress2
strAddress3
strCity Waterloo
strStateProv Ontario
strPostalCode N2L 3W8
strCountry N2L 3W8
strContact Government Certifications Team
strEmail certifications@rim.com
strPhone 519-888-7465 x2921
strFax 519-886-4839
strContact2
strEmail2
strFax2
strPhone2
intCertNum 137
strModuleName BlackBerry 850/857
and BlackBerry 950/957
Cryptographic Kernel
strPartNumber Firmware Version: 2.1
memModuleNotes When operated in FIPS mode
str140Version 140-1
_sp_ Security Policy   [pdf]
_cert_ Certificate   [pdf]
strPURL
strModuleType Firmware
strValidationDate 03/01/2001;06/03/2002;08/24/2005
intOverallLevel 1
memIndividualLevelNotes
strFIPSAlgorithms Triple-DES (Cert. #45);
SHA-1 (Cert. #45)
strOtherAlgorithms N/A
strConfiguration Multi-chip standalone
memModuleDescription 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.
intModuleCount 1
memAdditionalNotes 06/03/02: Versions 850/857 added
08/24/05: Updated Vendor info.
strFirstValidtionDate 03/01/01 00:00:00
strLabName DOMUS
strValidationYear 2001