Blackberry 8520 MIME-protected messages, MIME-protected message basics, Sign or encrypt a message

User Guide Messages

•To view all your messages, press the Escape key.

Move around a message list

•To move up a screen, press the Shift key and the Space key.

•To move down a screen, press the Space key.

•To move to the top of a message list, press T.

•To move to the bottom of a message list, press B.

•To move to the next date, press N.

•To move to the previous date, press P.

•To move to the next unopened item, press U.

•To move to the next related message, press J.

•To move to the previous related message, press K.

S/MIME-protected messages

S/MIME-protected message basics

About signing and encrypting messages

You can digitally sign or encrypt messages to add another level of security to email messages and PIN messages that you send from your BlackBerry® device. Digital signatures are designed to help recipients verify the authenticity and integrity of messages that you send. When you digitally sign a message using your private key, recipients use your public key to verify that the message is from you and that the message has not been changed.

Encryption is designed to keep messages confidential. When you encrypt a message, your device uses the recipient’s public key to encrypt the message. Recipients use their private key to decrypt the message.

To send an encrypted PIN message, you must have a PIN and an email address for the contact in your contact list. Your device uses the email address in your contact list to locate a PGP® key or certificate for the contact.

Sign or encrypt a message

You can sign or encrypt email messages and PIN messages.

1.When composing a message, change the Encoding field.

2.If necessary, change the Classification field.

Encrypt a message with a pass phrase

Your BlackBerry® device can encrypt email messages and PIN messages using a pass phrase shared between the sender and recipient.

1.In an unsent message, set the Encoding field to Encrypt or Sign and Encrypt.

2.Press the Menu key.

3.Click Options.

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