Blackberry PRD-09695-004 Security Guide - Page 5

BlackBerry Smart Card Reader 5 New in this release Feature Support for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards Description The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Version 1.0 or later supports the PIV standard smart cards, as described in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201, that applicable BlackBerry devices support. Support for Microsoft® Windows The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is designed to connect to computers Vista™ running Microsoft Windows Vista with support for Bluetooth technology turned on. Enhanced protection of connection information • You can set computers connected to the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader to delete the secure pairing key when the computer enters standby mode. Use the Force Erase Key On PC Standby IT policy rule to turn this feature on and off. • You can set the period after which the BlackBerry device generates a new Bluetooth encryption key. Enhanced control of automatic reconnections You can prevent BlackBerry devices and computers that were previously connected to the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader from reconnecting to it automatically. System requirements The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Version 1.5 SP1 and later supports the following software and BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry Enterprise Server software • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Version 4.0 SP2 or later for Microsoft® Exchange (with the S/MIME IT Policy template imported) • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Version 4.0 SP3 or later Computer • Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 with support for Bluetooth technology turned on • Microsoft Windows Vista with support for Bluetooth technology turned on BlackBerry devices Java® based Bluetooth enabled BlackBerry devices that run BlackBerry® Device Software Version 4.0 or later System architecture The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is designed to connect to Bluetooth enabled BlackBerry devices and Bluetooth enabled computers. It also supports using certificates that a PKI generates with Bluetooth enabled BlackBerry devices. The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader cannot communicate with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server directly. When the BlackBerry device pushes an IT policy to the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader, the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader preserves the BlackBerry Enterprise Server signature on the IT policy. BlackBerry Enterprise Solution security The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (consisting of a BlackBerry device, BlackBerry Device Software, BlackBerry® Desktop Software, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server) is designed to preserve the integrity, confidentiality, and authenticity of your organization's data. www.blackberry.com