Title

IT Policy rule “FIPS Level” (Security policy group) must be set as required. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Data stored on the Blackberry or transmitted by the Blackberry could be compromised if not encrypted according to DoD/NIST standards.

Check Content

Detailed Policy Requirements: BlackBerry FIPS level must be set to Level 1. *****For this check, set IT Policy rule "FIPS Level" (Security policy group) to "1 (FIPS 140-2 Level 1)." Check Procedures: This is a BES IT Policy check. Recommend that all checks related to BES IT policies be reviewed using the procedure in Check WIR1400-01 (V0003545). *****Verify IT Policy rule "FIPS Level" (Security policy group) is set as required. Note: This rule is obsolete in BlackBerry® Enterprise Server versions 4.1 SP3 and later and BlackBerry® Device Software versions 4.2.1and later. If not set as required, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the IT Policy rule as specified in the "Checks" block.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-21866r3_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-19725

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.