Certificates for your smartphone
About synchronizing certificates with your
smartphone
If your BlackBerry smartphone is associated with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you can use the certificate
synchronization tool to download or import certificates to your computer, synchronize certificates between your
smartphone and your computer, and verify the authenticity and status of certificates. This feature isn't available for the
BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet.
The certificate synchronization tool is designed to access certificate status information and certificate server information
by requesting the information from certificate authority servers and LDAP, OCSP, and CRL certificate servers, or by
synchronizing the information between your computer and your smartphone over a USB connection.
Turn on the certificate synchronization tool
Before you can synchronize certificates, you must turn on the certificate synchronization tool in the BlackBerry Desktop
Software. If you selected the certificate synchronization option when you first started the BlackBerry Desktop Software, the
certificate synchronization tool is already turned on.
1. Connect your BlackBerry smartphone to your computer.
2. In the BlackBerry Desktop Software, click Tools > Desktop options.
3. Select the Use certificate synchronization checkbox.
4. Click OK.
Import a certificate from your computer
You can import several certificate file types to your BlackBerry smartphone, including .pfx, .p12, .cer, .der, .crt, .cert, .p7b,
or .key files.
1. Connect your smartphone to your computer.
User Guide Certificates for your smartphone
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