The problem with wireless devices is that for the government (read Dept of Def) it must meet FIPS 140-1 (140-2 will hit the streets soon) security standards. Tough to do, since this security standard resides at the chip level....means that the manufacturer must install the FIPS 140-1 compliant chip as part of the manufacturing process....we were looking at the Nokia 9001, but it has not hit the U.S. yet (main market is Europe)..
Davis -----Original Message----- From: Jay D. Dyson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 12:38 PM To: Sadler, Connie J Cc: Security-Basics List Subject: RE: Secure PDAs - an oxymoron? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Sadler, Connie J wrote: > The closest thing to a secure PDA that I have found is the Blackberry > device - we did an evaluation, and they actually came out pretty good. Interesting. Is this "Blackberry device" the same as shown at http://www.blackberry.net/ ? If so, was the wireless connectivity disabled in the security evaluation? Also, do you have the procedures and findings from that evaluation online somewhere? (A quick Googlesearch yielded little but marketing stuff.) Please advise. Thanks! - -Jay ( ( _______ )) )) .-"There's always time for a good cup of coffee"-. >====<--. C|~~|C|~~| (>----- Jay D. Dyson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----<) | = |-' `--' `--' `---------- Si vis pacem, para bellum. ----------' `------' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: See http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/ for current keys. iQCVAwUBPAuqVrlDRyqRQ2a9AQFUVQQAh4G/SLsltmzJYr2MP6YWxQC0t9luPMTO cWTO1ZMPOHePscqy7nSTmnVp4VsM+Um/tCtT7b+1Dbb8fg/l/++V8SCIg9GgnmXK dniDeclCHywNMPJOFhHofkuS2Ct6pAd5OWEdFhGZJlQt3MeWClUAhoNpkWEmWJdc G4R4+tliElc= =7g7l -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
