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Improved security features of Blackberry smartphones for the Government

Improved security features of Blackberry smartphones for the Government

The security that is provided by Blackberry enterprise solution matches up with the stern government security and confidentiality conditions for inaccessible data access, hence, one could feel confident while receiving and sending sensitive information.

Blackberry smartphones

Wide ranges of smartphones are provided by Blackberry and these have also been awarded FIPS 140 – 2 validation because of their rooted encryption technology. Blackberry smartphones have even met the requirements of Department of Defense for Secure or Multipurpose internet mail extensions (S or MIME) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

Blackberry smartphones even comprise of password safeguarding functionality. For securing the information which is stored on the devices, then password authentication could be made obligatory throughout the Blackberry enterprise server's customizable policies of IT.

End to end encryption

Making using of AES (Advanced encryption standard) or Triple DES (Triple Data encryption standard) email, encryption and the other data remains encrypted at every points among Blackberry enterprise server and blackberry smartphone of mobile professional. Along with the discretionary help for S or MIME, the data is safeguarded throughout the whole path that is amongst the sender and recipient.

S or MIME support package for the Blackberry

Blackberry along with S or MIME support package boosts up the existing superior level of the security, which is provided by Blackberry solution. The powerful existence of S or MIME potentiality allows the users of the Blackberry to store as well as retrieve the secret and the public keys; as a result, they could read and sign as well as encrypt S or MIME massages.

Yet another package for blackberry enterprise solution is PGP support package. This package is created to boost up the security level which is given by Blackberry enterprise solution. It is considered to be the blackberry smartphones' 3rd party software which adds up PGP desktop as well as PGP Universal help. Its help permits the companies which have PGP infrastructure to expand the infrastructure wirelessly by utilising the Blackberry smartphones.

Smart card reader of Blackberry

The smart card reader of Blackberry permits the organisations utilising the smart cards for adding up the 'extra security features' to their already robust security architecture of Blackberry enterprise solution. This communicates without wire with the Bluetooth allowing the smartphones of Blackberry utilising the AES – 256 encryption over their transport layer, making a safe, 2 factor authentic environment to grant access to the Blackberry as well as PKI applications.

This satisfies the stern security conditions as well as is easy to operate. This smart card reader is created by keeping both mobile users and IT professionals in mind.

It meets the requirements if stern public sector as well as IT. This light weighted, slim reader features extensive battery life as well as Bluetooth technology which permit the users for comfortably wearing this reader on the lanyard.

This also boost up the comfort and the convenience of utilising the smart cards along with the smartphones of Blackberry supports to make sure that the users fulfil the security directives of organisation.