Extending messaging security using IBM Lotus Notes encryption

By default, if your organization's environment includes BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 4.1 or later for IBM Lotus Domino and IBM® Lotus Notes® API version 7.0 or later, a BlackBerry device can decrypt messages that are encrypted using Lotus Notes encryption.

In BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0 or later and BlackBerry Device Software version 5.0 or later, a BlackBerry device user can encrypt messages using Lotus Notes encryption. When the BlackBerry device user creates, forwards, or replies to a message, the BlackBerry device user can indicate whether the BlackBerry Enterprise Server must encrypt the message before it sends the message to the recipients.

To use Lotus Notes encryption on the BlackBerry device, the BlackBerry device user must import a copy of the Lotus Notes .id file into the user's message database using the BlackBerry Desktop Software or Lotus iNotes. If your organization's environment includes Lotus Domino version 8.5.1 or later and BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 4.1 or later, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server can automatically synchronize the copy of the Lotus Notes .id file on the BlackBerry device with the latest copy that is in the Lotus Notes ID vault. If your organization's environment includes Lotus Domino version 8.5.1 or later and BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0 SP1 or later, you can configure the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to import the Lotus Notes .id file automatically into the BlackBerry device from the Lotus Notes ID vault.

To require the BlackBerry device user to use Lotus Notes encryption when forwarding or replying to messages, you can configure the Require Notes Native Encryption For Outgoing Messages IT policy rule. To prevent a BlackBerry device user from forwarding or replying to Lotus Notes protected messages, you can configure the Disable Notes Native Encryption Forward And Reply IT policy rule.