Encryption Certification or validation?

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AllanMarcus

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: Exchange

Can anyone tell me if MS Entourage has any certification or validations (like FIP 140.1 or 140.2 level 1) for it's e-mail encryption?

Thanks,

Allan
 
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William Smith [MVP]

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AllanMarcus

thanks for the pointer. There is no mention of Entourage on that page :-(

FIPS 140-2 level 1 or greater is required by the government, so I'm very surprised that Entourage isn't certified to that level. Without that certification, we cannot use it.
 
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William Smith [MVP]

thanks for the pointer. There is no mention of Entourage on that page
:-(

FIPS 140-2 level 1 or greater is required by the government, so I'm
very surprised that Entourage isn't certified to that level. Without
that certification, we cannot use it.
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I sincerely doubt that Entourage is compliant. I've never heard any of
the developers talk about this kind security requirement.

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AllanMarcus

We've opened a ticket with MS support. Unfortunately, this is a US government requirement when sending encrypted mail (NIST 800-53, SC-13). Without that validation we have to find different e-mail client for sending encrypted mail. I know Apple is working on validation and ThunderBird is FIPS 140-1 certified.
 
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Kerry

[email protected] said:
We've opened a ticket with MS support. Unfortunately, this is a US government requirement when sending encrypted mail (NIST 800-53, SC-13). Without that validation we have to find different e-mail client for sending encrypted mail. I know Apple is working on validation and ThunderBird is FIPS 140-1 certified.
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I'd definitely let Microsoft answer this for you, the government or a
security consultant. This is not an issue I've seen raised on the
forum and I would say not a good place to look for this kind of
answer. You absolutely want to ensure your compliant so definitely
verify this 100% with a reliable source and probably get it in writing
in case your ever questioned regardless of the client you use.
 
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