ActivClient Mobile for BlackBerry

ActivClient Mobile for BlackBerry

Making mobile strong authentication a reality

Given the proliferation of mobile-based devices, sensitive resources that reside on an organization’s networks are increasingly vulnerable. Mobile strong authentication is necessary to protect digital identities. For organizations that have issued PKI credentials, some mandatory digital transactions have been impossible without a way to link or embed a smart chip and credential to the phone.

ActivIdentity ActivID™ Card Management System and ActivIdentity ActivClient™Mobile for BlackBerry® allows smart card credentials to be issued to a microSD™ device and inserted into the BlackBerry smartphone’s expandable microSD memory card slot. This solution enables the public key infrastructure (PKI) to work at full strength, which is the only way to secure email (sign, encrypt/decrypt) and access to highly secure information portals with true mutual authentication, and secure remote access, such as connecting to enterprise network resources.

ActivIdentity ActivID Card Management System manages the Secure Element's (Secure microSD) content throughout its life cycle. ActivClient Mobile for BlackBerry provides the middleware and the console to perform operations directly from the BlackBerry device. It supports a PIV-based Secure Element in a Secure microSD managing the user’s PIN, digital certificates, and one-time password (OTP) capability, using the ActivIdentity patented algorithm. The solution also allows administrative over-the-air (OTA) management functions such as locking the Secure Element, PIN unblock, and certificate update.

ActivClient for BlackBerry Highlights Include:
  • Leverages local phone secure element (Secure microSD) to provide multiple Level of Assurance (LoA) 4 security services, from strong authentication and non-repudiation, to digital signature and encryption services 
  • Supports the ActivIdentity FIPS-certified applets effectively providing the trusted government grade components of a PIV card ‘on the phone’ 
  • With ActivID Card Management System, over-the-air lifecycle management capabilities enable locking the secure element (and all related certificates and keys) while the phone is in the field 
  • Includes advanced over-the-air lifecycle management allowing a user to unlock a locked PIN or receive a new credential while in the field without having to return to a service desk 
  • Makes PKI and secure email easy for the end users as it is within the phone without the need to tether or pair a smart card reader 
  • Push-based installation using BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)