Title

IT Policy rule Enforce FIPS Mode of Operation (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 “Enforce FIPS Mode of Operation” (Security policy group) to “Yes.” 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 “Enforce FIPS Mode of Operation” (Security policy group) is set as required. Mark as a finding if the IT Policy rule “Enforce FIPS Mode of Operation” (Security policy group) is not set to “Yes.” Note: This rule is applies to BlackBerry OS 7.x.

Fix Text

Configure the IT Policy rule Enforce FIPS Mode of Operation as specified in the "Checks" block.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-52390r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-40410

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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