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BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel

FIPS 140-2 certificate #827 · Research in Motion Ltd. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number827
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeFirmware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorResearch in Motion Ltd. · website
Firmware versions3.8.4.34 and 3.8.4.47

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

Security level exceptions

  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Tested: BlackBerry 8700c with BlackBerry OS Version 4.2

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES457
ECDSA38
HMAC217
RNG242
RSA175
SHS521
Triple-DES474

Other algorithms

EC Diffie-Hellman; ECMQV

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2007-08-27InitialDOMUS

Status timeline

As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.

  • 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2007-08-27

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