Site BlackBerry devices must be provisioned so users can digitally sign and encrypt e-mail notifications or any other email required by DoD policy. IT Policy rule “S/MIME Minimum Strong RSA Key Length” (S/MIME Application policy group) must be set as required.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-19289	WIR1420-08	SV-21205r3_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
S/MIME provides the capability for users to send and receive S/MIME email messages from wireless email devices. S/MIME and digital signatures provide assurance the message is authentic and is required by DoD policy.

STIG	Date
BlackBerry Enterprise Server (version 5.x), Part 3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-09-30

Details

Check Text ( C-23336r3_chk )
Detailed Policy Requirements: *** For this check, set IT Policy rule “S/MIME Minimum Strong RSA Key Length” (S/MIME Application policy group) to “1024". Check Procedures: This is a BES IT Policy check. Recommend all checks related to BES IT policies be reviewed using the procedure in Check WIR1400-01 (V0003545). ***Verify IT Policy rule “S/MIME Minimum Strong RSA Key Length” (S/MIME Application policy group) is set as required. Mark as a finding if not set as required.

Check Text ( C-23336r3_chk )

Detailed Policy Requirements:

***** For this check, set IT Policy rule “S/MIME Minimum Strong RSA Key Length” (S/MIME Application policy group) to “1024".

Check Procedures:

This is a BES IT Policy check. Recommend all checks related to BES IT policies be reviewed using the procedure in Check WIR1400-01 (V0003545).

*****Verify IT Policy rule “S/MIME Minimum Strong RSA Key Length” (S/MIME Application policy group) is set as required.

Mark as a finding if not set as required.

Fix Text (F-23386r4_fix)
Configure the IT Policy rule as specified in the "Checks" block.