Pentagon to grant security clearance for Apple's IOS, some Samsung devices

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  • Reply 21 of 23
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member


    Originally Posted by daylove22 View Post

    That's a lie the DOD did not approve Apple but only Blackberry 10 and Samsung

    http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4294972/blackberry-10-devices-and-samsung-knox-approved-for-use-by-the-department-of-defense




    Did you read your link?

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  • Reply 22 of 23
    kdarlingkdarling Posts: 1,640member

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    Originally Posted by Macky the Macky View Post


    Think about it... The government is switching from a pure CANADA only stance to a three country stance. The US government is allowing a US manufacturer into the club. 



     


    Actually, some Motorola and Asus products have been approved since last year.   They're just not mentioned in the article.  However, like Apple products, I think they're only approved for non-secure public comms.


     


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    Question I haven't seen answered is whether the NEW Blackbarry phones were released in time to make the cut...? This RFQ has been on the table for about a year.



     


    Blackberry has a press release saying that:


     


    "This approval will enable DoD customers to connect their BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 smartphones to DoD networks and securely access assets from work, while enjoying the wealth of consumer-oriented functionality that BlackBerry 10 brings to market.”


     


    However, DISA's Approved Products List (APL) for Multifunction Mobile Devices (MMDs) doesn't show it yet (the list seems out of date and only lists older devices with no secure access approval).


     


    Another place to look is DISA's Secure Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) database, which gives detailed documents on using each device.   I grabbed a few from there.   The iOS6 STIG is interesting.  One thing that stood out is that iMessage has to be turned off, as its use is not authorized.


     


    The upshot is, public reports sound like Blackberry OS10 and Samsung Knox devices have been approved for secure internal network access, but I don't see the docs yet.

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  • Reply 23 of 23
    prince al of regensburg they just carried up the stairs at the huge lions circle in rome...the military on each sides...when i asked if that is prince al of regensburg in wheelchair they said yes... a person from france high resolution filmed it for me and is sending it to anecolumbia@aol.com or to the cia directly...
    it is 10:25 am right now... when i asked if they would let me run up the stairs to prince al of regensburg...
    a military fake police sabanci family wouldnt let me
    immediately military assistance needed
    love of to prince al of regensburg
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