Blackberry 8520 manual Revoke a certificate, Certificate revocation reasons

User Guide Security

Revoke a certificate

If you revoke a certificate, the certificate is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the certificate authority or CRL servers.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click Certificates.

4.Highlight a certificate.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Revoke.

7.Click Yes.

8.Change the Reason field.

9.Click OK.

To cancel a certificate hold, highlight the certificate. Press the Menu key. Click Cancel Hold.

Certificate revocation reasons

Unknown:

The revocation reason does not match any of the predefined reasons.

Key Compromise:

A person who is not the key subject might have discovered the private key value.

CA Compromise:

Someone might have revealed the private key of the certificate issuer.

Change in Affiliation:

The certificate subject no longer works for the organization.

Superseded:

A new certificate is replacing an existing certificate.

Cessation of Operation:

The certificate subject no longer requires the certificate.

Certificate Hold:

You want to revoke the certificate temporarily.

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