BBM Enterprise

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BBM Enterprise
Developer(s) BlackBerry Ltd.
Initial releaseJune 2014;10 years ago (2014-06)
Stable release
1.16.0.12 / April 12, 2023;22 months ago (2023-04-12)
Operating system Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, BlackBerry 10
Predecessor BlackBerry Messenger
Type Instant messaging client
License Proprietary trialware
Website bbm.com

BBM Enterprise (abbreviated as BBMe) is a centralized instant messaging client provided by Canadian company BlackBerry Limited. BBMe is marketed as a secure messenger with end-to-end encryption. [1]

Contents

BBMe was launched in 2014 originally as BBM Protected, [2] [3] based on a revamped version of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), the company's consumer-oriented instant messenger.

The service consists of group chats, voice and video calls. [4] Unlike its predecessor, BBMe is not entirely free, lasting for a year before costing $2.49 for six months. [5]

BBMe for Personal Use

Initially offered only for enterprise customers, BBMe was opened up to all customers as BBMe for Personal Use in 2019 after the shutting down of the older consumer BlackBerry Messenger service. [6] [7] [8] [9]

On 1 May 2024, BBMe for Personal Use users were notified of their service's discontinuation effective 1 Nov 2024. The service was shut down in November 2024. [10]

System and software

From the client to server, messages in BBMe are encrypted using TLS. [11] Each message has its own random encryption public and private key. [3] It uses a FIPS 140-2 certified cryptographic library for generating the keys. [2] [11] According to BlackBerry Ltd., BBMe complies with the following standards: [12]

In addition, it makes use of EC-SPEKE, KDF and One-Pass DH (all National Institute of Standards and Technology algorithm standards) with "256-bit equivalent security". [12]

References

  1. ↑ "BlackBerry Messenger Enterprise promises tighter security". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  2. 1 2 Etherington, Darrell (2014-06-16). "BlackBerry Launches BBM Protected For Confidential Instant Messaging". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  3. 1 2 "BlackBerry's ultra-secure chat gives each message its own security key". Engadget. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  4. ↑ MA, Andrew Watt (2019-11-24). "BBMe may be the secure professional messaging app you've been looking for". Medium. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  5. ↑ "BlackBerry Messenger shuts down: What you need to know". CNET. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  6. ↑ Orlowski, Andrew. "BBM is dead, long live BBMe: Encrypted chat plat opened up to all as consumer version burns". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  7. ↑ Wolverton, Troy. "BlackBerry wants to rescue users of the doomed BBM messaging service by giving them access to its corporate product". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  8. ↑ "BlackBerry Messenger is now officially over, but BBMe will live on". India Today. June 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  9. ↑ "BlackBerry Messenger shuts down for good today". Engadget. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  10. ↑ "BlackBerry ID and BBM Enterprise for Personal Use End of Life". BlackBerry. 10 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 Retain Mobile for BBM Enterprise. microfocus.com, Retrieved 25 June 2024
  12. 1 2 "BBM Enterprise standards and algorithms". docs.blackberry.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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