# 357 — FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked For 357, vendor is Research In Motion Ltd; module name is BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel; module type is Firmware; validation date is 11/20/2003 04/29/2004 08/24/2005; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05. - **Certificate number:** 357 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Vendor:** Research In Motion Ltd. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Module name:** BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Module type:** Firmware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Validation date:** 11/20/2003 04/29/2004 08/24/2005 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status:** Historical _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Standard:** FIPS 140-2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 357 | Research In Motion Ltd. | BlackBerry® Cryptographic Kernel | Firmware | 11/20/2003 04/29/2004 08/24/2005 | Historical | ## Source - https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/validated-modules/Search?SearchMode=Advanced&Standard=140-2&CertificateStatus=Historical&ValidationYear=0 Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2026-09-04. Part of [FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked](https://referencesource.org/fips-140-module-validation-status/).