Blackberry 8520 manual Send a PGP key, Delete a PGP key, Clear the PGP data cache

User Guide PGP keys

Public Key Type:

This field displays the standard to which the public key complies. Your device supports RSA®, DSA, and Diffie-Hellman keys.

Key Usage:

This field displays approved uses of the PGP key.

Fingerprint:

This field displays the PGP key fingerprint in hexadecimal format.

Send a PGP key

When you send a PGP® key, your BlackBerry® device sends the public key, but does not send the corresponding private key.

1.On the Home screen, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click PGP Keys.

4.Highlight a PGP key.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Send via Email or Send via PIN.

Delete a PGP key

1.On the Home screen, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click PGP Keys.

4.Highlight a PGP® key.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Delete.

Clear the PGP data cache

The PGP® data cache contains cached PGP public keys and the PGP® Universal Server policy that your BlackBerry® device downloads from the PGP Universal Server.

1.On the Home screen, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click PGP.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Clear Universal Cache.

The next time that you send a PGP protected message, your device downloads an updated PGP Universal Server policy and updated PGP public keys from the PGP Universal Server.

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