5.Click Fetch Status or Fetch Chain Status.

Change the trust status of a certificate

1.In the device options, click Security Options.

2.Click Certificates.

3.Highlight a certificate.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Trust or Distrust.

6.If necessary, perform one of the following actions:

To trust the highlighted certificate, click Selected Certificate.

To trust the highlighted certificate and all the other certificates in the chain, click Entire Chain.

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.In the device options, click Security Options.

2.Click Certificates.

3.Highlight a certificate.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Revoke.

6.Click Yes.

7.Change the Reason field.

8.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.

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