BlackBerry Certicom Software Development Kits

Proven cryptographic building blocks to secure your devices and applications

Security Builder SDKs help OEMs and application developers secure their devices with proven, standards-based crypto implementations without open source vulnerabilities and encumbrances.

Security Builder SDKs are portable cryptographic and Transport Layer Security protocol libraries used by device manufacturers and developers to secure their applications. Field-proven in hundreds of applications, Security Builder libraries have been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices including enterprise servers, mobile, telematics and smart meters around the world.   

Product Features and Benefits

Security Builder libraries are software development kits (SDKs) that help OEMs and enterprises quickly and easily add security to their embedded devices and applications.  BlackBerry Certicom’s cryptographic libraries support a wide range of:

  • NIST approved algorithms and primitives, including hash functions, symmetric key algorithms, public key encryption and digital signature schemes

  • Higher level security protocols and certificate management functionality to round out the middleware suit

  • NIST FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certified versions of the libraries are available in C and Java for a variety of enterprise and embedded platforms

  • Security Builder SDKs are available in ANSI-C and Java, and can support a variety of embedded operating environments including QNX, Linux, Android, and other real-time operating systems

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Security Builder Crypto

BlackBerry Certicom’s Security Builder® Crypto™ is highly portable and size-optimized cryptographic library which includes a range of current and legacy algorithms that provide proven cryptographic security to both server side and resource-constrained devices and applications. Security Builder Crypto has helped secure hundreds of millions of field devices. 

Security Builder GSE

Security Builder® GSE™ enables you to build client and server-side applications that require a FIPS 140-2 validated, level 1, cryptographic module without having to submit your application through the lengthy and costly FIPS approval process. Available in C and Java libraries, it is a comprehensive, modular and portable solution designed to allow developers to quickly and cost-effectively embed security into applications, across multiple families and generations of devices.

Security Builder SSL

Security Builder® SSL™ provides SSL, TLS, and DTLS protocols to the Certicom Security Architecture™ - a comprehensive, portable and modular solution designed to allow developers to quickly and cost-effectively embed security across multiple families and generations of devices.

A complete protocol module, Security Builder SSL enables the addition of a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol security to your Internet communications without sacrificing development time or incurring security risks. Significantly smaller than open source alternatives, Security Builder® SSL™ offers a single API for several platforms and is optimized for a variety of environments including constrained devices and wireless applications.

Security Builder PKI

Security Builder® PKI™ enables you to add robust, standards-based digital certificates and key management to applications and devices, ensuring trust and non-repudiation. With optimized libraries and a common API across multiple platforms, Security Builder® PKI™ enables you to get to market quickly using proven public key infrastructure security.

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