The external memory device stores the master keys for the media card. The BlackBerry device is designed to use those master
keys to decrypt and encrypt files on the external memory device. The BlackBerry device is designed to use either the
BlackBerry device key, a user-provided password, or both to encrypt the master keys.
Set this IT policy rule to 0 if the file system does not require encryption.
Set this IT policy rule to 1 if the file system (excluding multimedia directories) requires encryption with a user-provided
password.
Set this IT policy rule to 2 if the file system (including multimedia directories) requires encryption with a user-provided
password.
Set this IT policy rule to 3 if the file system (excluding multimedia directories) requires encryption with the BlackBerry device
key.
Set this IT policy rule to 4 if the file system (including multimedia directories) requires encryption with the BlackBerry device
key.
Set this IT policy rule to 5 if the file system (excluding multimedia directories) requires encryption with a user-provided
password and the BlackBerry device key.
Set this IT policy rule to 6 if the file system (including multimedia directories) requires encryption with a user-provided
password and the BlackBerry device key.
Minimum requirements
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Java® based BlackBerry device
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BlackBerry® Device Software Version 4.2
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BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Version 4.0 SP6
FIPS Level IT policy rule
Description
This rule specifies the level of FIPS compliance that your organization requires.
Default setting
The default setting is 1.
Usage
This IT policy rule is obsolete in BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Version 4.1 SP3 and later and BlackBerry® Device Software
Version 4.2.1 and later.
Set this IT policy rule to 1 for FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliance. Level 1 compliance affects the BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel,
which is the embedded cryptographic module required for basic operation of the BlackBerry device.
Set this IT policy rule to 2 for FIPS 140-2 Level 2 compliance. Level 2 compliance affects only the BlackBerry Device Software.
It does not result in the BlackBerry device meeting FIPS 140-2 Level 2 hardware security requirements.
Policy Reference Guide
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