Research In Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry technology provides ‘push’ technology services for e-mail. To accomplish this ’push’ capability, RIM servers fetch mail from your existing e-mail account and in turn ‘push’ it to your Blackberry device. In order for this to work properly, your University Internet ID (x.500) Username and Password must be stored on Research In Motion servers.
The practice of placing your password in other systems is a form of ‘sharing’ that is prohibited by the Standard—Passwords (Appendix Q) of the University’s Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources policy.
The University’s Chief Information Officer, the responsible University officer for this policy, has made an exception to this standard for the use of Blackberry devices. This exception decision is a result of University-wide consultation, including with security staff, which weighed the benefits against the risks.