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BlackBerry Cryptographic Kernel

Research In Motion Ltd. - FIPS 140 #939

historicalLevel 1

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-to-end solution. The BlackBerry Cryptographic Kernel is the software module that provides the basic cryptographic functionality for the BlackBerry.

Key facts

Scheme
FIPS 140
Certificate
939
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Security level
Level 1
Status
historical
Vendor
Research In Motion Ltd.
Module type
Firmware
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Lab
DOMUS
First validated
April 23, 2008
Versions
3.8.5.11b and 3.8.5.11c
Caveat
None

Algorithms

  • AES
  • ECDSA
  • HMAC
  • RNG
  • RSA
  • SHS
  • Triple-DES

Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.

CVEs that may affect this product

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Documents and sources

Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026

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