On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 02:33:53PM -0500, Wallace, Davis G. - Contractor wrote: > 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).. > Or you can just do as certain segments of the Air Force have done and just declare "The blackberry is not a PDA".
> 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----- -- Jason Kohles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior System Architect (703)786-8036 (cellular) Red Hat Professional Consulting (703)456-2940 (office)
