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 ECC Key Length” (S/MIME Application policy group) must be to “163”.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-19291	WIR1420-10	SV-21207r4_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	2015-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-23338r4_chk )
Detailed Policy Requirements: *** For this check, set IT Policy rule "S/MIME Minimum Strong ECC Key Length" (S/MIME Application policy group) to "163". 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 ECC Key Length" (S/MIME Application policy group) is set as required. If not set as required, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-23338r4_chk )

Detailed Policy Requirements:

***** For this check, set IT Policy rule "S/MIME Minimum Strong ECC Key Length" (S/MIME Application policy group) to "163".

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 ECC Key Length" (S/MIME Application policy group) is set as required.

If not set as required, this is a finding.

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