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The industry-leading security built into the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution allows your users to confidently access sensitive information on the go. Wireless Data SecurityStored Data Security Certified SecureTrusted by the ExpertsECC Support

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Strong IT Policy Enforcement and Management
The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution extends corporate security to the wireless device and provides administrators with tools to manage this security. To secure information stored on BlackBerry smartphones, password authentication can be made mandatory through the customisable IT policies of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. By default,

password authentication is limited to ten attempts after which the smartphone's memory is erased. Local encryption of all data (messages, address book entries, calendar entries, memos and tasks) can also be enforced via IT policy. And with the Password Keeper, Advanced Encrption Standard (AES) encryption technology allows password entries to be stored securely on the smartphone (e.g., banking passwords, PINs, etc.). Additionally, system administrators can create and send wireless commands to remotely change BlackBerry device passwords and lock or delete information from lost or stolen BlackBerry smartphones. Learn more about BlackBerry Enterprise Server IT Policies.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Security

BlackBerry Enterprise Server does not store any email or data. To increase protection from unauthorised parties, there is no staging area between the server and the BlackBerry smartphone where data is decrypted. Security is further enhanced by allowing only authenticated, outbound-initiated connections through port 3101 of the firewall. No inbound traffic is permitted from sources other than the BlackBerry smartphone or the email server, meaning unauthorised commands cannot be executed on the system. Only communications that can be decrypted with a valid encryption key are permitted between the server and the wireless network.

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BlackBerry Enterprise Solution Security Technical Overview (PDF) BlackBerry Enterprise Server Policy Reference Guide (PDF) BlackBerry Enterprise Solution and RSA SecurID white paper (PDF) PGP Support Package S/MIME Support Package BlackBerry Wireless Enterprise Activation Technical Overview India

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