Key stores

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

Change the key store password

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security Options.
3. Click Key Stores.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Change Password.

Synchronize the key store password with the device password

If you synchronize the key store password with the device password, when you change the device password, the key store password changes
to match it automatically.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security Options.
3. Click Key Stores.
4. Change the Synchronize Key Store Password to Device Password field to Yes.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

Change when your device deletes the key store password

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security Options.
3. Click Key Stores.
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