Cellcrypt’s policy of transparency in its use of cryptography

Cellcrypt Security Assurance Certification

FIPS 140-2 Validation for Secure Voice Calling

Cellcrypt’s cryptographic module (Ccore) has been granted Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification (#1310) by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Ccore is used in a range of Cellcrypt products including mobile phone and gateway applications.

This certificate provides assurance that Cellcrypt’s cell phone voice calling security is of the highest standard, and allows many organizations and government departments to select Cellcrypt products with the confidence that they meet the purchasing requirement of being FIPS 140-2 certified.

Federal Information Processing Standards are developed by the United States Federal government for use by government agencies and by government contractors. They are used also widely by other entities such as Financial Services organizations globally. FIPS 140-2 covers the secure design and implementation of a cryptographic module, including roles, services and authentication; physical security; operational environment; cryptographic key management; electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility; self-tests; design assurance; and mitigation of other attacks.

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Additional Certification

FIPS 140-2 is part of Cellcrypt’s policy of transparency in its use of cryptography backed up by independent scrutiny; several other national certification applications are in progress with leading governments worldwide.

Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline(TM) Enters CAPS Evaluation

Certification will allow large-scale UK Government deployment of encrypted voice calls on BlackBerry® smartphones. CAPS (CESG Assisted Products Service) is a UK Government Cryptographic Evaluation Service run by CESG, the UK’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance. Achieving CAPS certification will allow UK Government departments to use Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline™ to meet their Baseline (IL3, RESTRICTED) security needs. See full announcement for more details.