| V-53889 | High | BlackBerry 10 OS versions no longer supported by the manufacturer or vendor must not be installed on a device. | Unsupported versions of the operating system do not contain new security-related features and security patches that address known vulnerabilities. Software or hardware no longer supported by the... |
| V-40714 | High | BlackBerry 10 OS must grant a downloaded application only the permissions that DoD has authorized for that application. | Mobile operating system applications that are able to perform unintended functions may be able to obtain sensitive information or otherwise compromise system security. The permissions that an... |
| V-38311 | High | Only DoD PKI issued or DoD approved software authentication certificates may be installed on the Work Space of the BlackBerry 10 OS. | If unauthorized software authentication certificates are installed on the device, then the operating system would not block malware signed by the entity that published these certificates. Such... |
| V-38302 | High | BlackBerry 10 OS must prevent a user from installing unapproved applications. | The operating system must enforce software installation by users based upon what types of software installations are permitted (e.g., updates and security patches to existing software) and what... |
| V-39313 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must be updated to the latest approved version of the operating system. | Operating system updates contain new security related features and security patches that address known vulnerabilities. Running the latest DoD approved software version improves the security... |
| V-39316 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must support both software-based and hardware-based asymmetric key technology (e.g., CAC/PIV). | Software-based certificates are required to authenticate many web sites. Hardware-based tokens are embedded in the DoD Common Access Card (CAC). Without both software and hardware-based asymmetric... |
| V-39315 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must enforce complexity requirements for the authentication to access private keys saved in the key certificate stores. | The cornerstone of the PKI is the private key used to encrypt or digitally sign information. If the private key is stolen, this will lead to the compromise of the authentication and... |
| V-38309 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must prohibit the use of non-DoD authorized instant messaging (IM) systems. | Many instant messaging systems have known vulnerabilities, some of which allow an adversary to install malware on the device. This malware can then be used to obtain sensitive information or... |
| V-38319 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must employ mobile device management services to centrally manage VPN profiles. | Security related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not... |
| V-38318 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must employ mobile device management services to centrally manage Wi-Fi profiles. | Security related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not... |
| V-40716 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS maximum number of consecutive unsuccessful unlock attempts must be configurable within a range from 5 to 10. | The recommended setting for the maximum number of consecutive unsuccessful unlock attempts is 10. In some environments, a lower number may be needed to provide greater protection of sensitive... |
| V-40717 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must use a DoD proxy server. | Proxy servers can inspect traffic for malware and other signs of a security attack. Allowing a mobile device to access the public Internet without proxy server inspection forgoes the protection... |
| V-38316 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must employ mobile device management services to centrally manage IT Policies. | Security related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not... |
| V-40713 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must have access to DoD root and intermediate PKI certificates when performing DoD PKI related transactions. | DoD root and intermediate PKI certificates are used to verify the authenticity of PKI certificates of users and web services. If the root and intermediate certificates are not available, an... |
| V-38313 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must prevent a user from using a browser that does not direct its Wi-Fi traffic to a DoD proxy server. | Proxy servers can inspect traffic for malware and other signs of a security attack. Allowing a mobile device to access the public Internet without proxy server inspection forgoes the protection... |
| V-38312 | Medium | Only DoD PKI issued or DoD approved server authentication certificates may be installed on the Work Space of the BlackBerry 10 OS. | If unauthorized device authentication certificates are installed on the device, there is the potential that the device may connect to a rogue device or network. Rogue devices can mimic the... |
| V-38298 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must disallow the Work Space unlock password from containing fewer than a specified minimum number of numeric characters. | Password complexity or strength refers to how difficult it is to determine a password using a dictionary or brute force attack. Setting minimum numbers of certain types of characters increases... |
| V-38314 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must prevent a user from using a browser that does not direct its VPN traffic to a DoD proxy server. | Proxy servers can inspect traffic for malware and other signs of a security attack. Allowing a mobile device to access the public Internet without proxy server inspection forgoes the protection... |
| V-38291 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must retain the work space lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures. | The device lock function prevents further access to the system by initiating a session lock after a period of inactivity or upon receiving a request from a user. The device lock is retained until... |
| V-38292 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must retain the device lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures. | The device lock function prevents further access to the system by initiating a session lock after a period of inactivity or upon receiving a request from a user. The device lock is retained until... |
| V-38293 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must lock the Work Space after no more than 15 minutes of inactivity. | The device lock function prevents further access to the system by initiating a session lock after a period of inactivity or upon receiving a request from a user. The device lock is retained until... |
| V-38294 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must prevent applications from extending the Work Space password lock time. | The device lock function prevents further access to the system by initiating a session lock after a period of inactivity or upon receiving a request from a user. The device lock is retained until... |
| V-38317 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must employ mobile device management services to centrally manage email settings. | Security related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not... |
| V-38296 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must disallow the Work Space unlock password from containing fewer than a specified minimum number of upper case alphabetic characters. | Password complexity or strength refers to how difficult it is to determine a password using a dictionary or brute force attack. Setting minimum numbers of certain types of characters increases... |
| V-38297 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must disallow the Work Space unlock password from containing fewer than a specified minimum number of lower case alphabetic characters. | Password complexity or strength refers to how difficult it is to determine a password using a dictionary or brute force attack. Setting minimum numbers of certain types of characters increases... |
| V-38321 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must prohibit wireless remote access connections for storage. | The device acts as a personal hotspot when it accepts remote connections on a local area network interface for the purposes of routing traffic to a wide area network interface. The most common... |
| V-38322 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must prohibit wireless remote access connections for media sharing | The device acts as a personal hotspot when it accepts remote connections on a local area network interface for the purposes of routing traffic to a wide area network interface. The most common... |
| V-38303 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must only permit download of software from a DoD approved source (e.g., DoD operated mobile device application store or MDM server). | DoD can perform due diligence on sources of software to mitigate the risk that malicious software is introduced to those sources. Therefore, if software is downloaded from a DoD approved source,... |
| V-38301 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS must enforce a minimum length for the Work Space unlock password. | Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. The ability to crack a password is a function of how many attempts... |
| V-38307 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OSs VPN client must use either IPSec or SSL/TLS when connecting to DoD networks. | Use of non-standard communications protocols can affect both the availability and confidentiality of communications. IPSec and SSL/TLS are both well-known and tested protocols that provide strong... |
| V-38304 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OSs Wi-Fi module must use EAP-TLS authentication when authenticating to DoD WLAN authentication servers. | Without strong mutual authentication, a mobile device may connect to an unauthorized network. In many cases, the user may falsely believe that the device is connected to an authorized network and... |
| V-38305 | Medium | BlackBerry 10 OS VPN client must employ DoD approved PKI mechanisms for authentication when connecting to DoD networks. | VPNs are vulnerable to attack if they are not supported by strong authentication. An adversary may be able to gain access to network resources and sensitive information if they can compromise the... |
| V-38295 | Low | BlackBerry 10 OS must synchronize the internal clock at least once every 24 hours with an authoritative time server or the Global Positioning System. | Determining the correct time a particular application event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events.
Periodically synchronizing... |
| V-39314 | Low | BlackBerry 10 OS must prevent DoD applications from accessing non-DoD data when the device supports multiple user environments (e.g., work and personal) if such access has not been approved. | When a device is used for more than one purpose (e.g., work and personal) there is the potential for information from one environment to migrate inappropriately over into the other environment.... |
| V-38290 | Low | BlackBerry 10 OS must display the DoD warning banner exactly as specified at startup device unlock. | The operating system is required to display the DoD approved system use notification message or banner before granting access to the system that provides privacy and security notices consistent... |
| V-38323 | Low | BlackBerry 10 OS must enable a system administrator to select which data fields will be available to applications outside of the contact database application. | The contact database often contains a significant amount of information beyond each person's name and phone number. The records may contain addresses and other identifying or sensitive information... |
