Blackberry 8110 manual About two-factor authentication, About certificates, About the key store

About two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication, which requires an item that you have (for example, a smart card) and an item that you know (for example, a pass phrase), is designed to provide additional security for your BlackBerry® device. You can use a smart card for two-factor authentication when you log in to your device, or you can use a software token for two-factor authentication when you use your device with RSA® software as a hardware token.

If you use two-factor authentication, you must type your pass phrase when you

•unlock your device

•change a general security option on your device

•change a smart card option

•use your device with RSA software

About certificates

You can use certificates if you install the S/MIME Support Package for BlackBerry® devices. For more information, see the user guide supplement for the S/MIME Support Package for BlackBerry devices.

About the key store

The key store on your BlackBerry® device might store the following items. To access these items in the key store, you must type a key store password.

•personal certificates (certificate and private key pairs)

•certificates that you download using the certificate synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager

•certificates that you download from an LDAP certificate server

•certificates that you add from a message

•personal PGP® keys (public and private key pairs)

•PGP public keys that you download from an LDAP certificate server

•PGP public keys that you add from a message

•root certificates that are included in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software

About PGP keys

You can use PGP® keys if you install the PGP® Support Package for BlackBerry® devices. For more information, see the user guide supplement for the PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices.

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