Blackberry 8910, 8900 manual View properties for a PGP key, PGP key properties, Send a PGP key

User Guide Security

View properties for a PGP key

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

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click Advanced Security Options.

4.Click PGP keys.

5.Click a PGP® key.

6.Click View Subkey.

PGP key properties

Revocation Status:

This field displays the revocation status of the PGP® key at a specified date and time.

Trust Status:

This field displays the trust status of the PGP key. A PGP key can be explicitly trusted (the PGP key itself is trusted), implicitly trusted (the PGP key is associated with a private key on your BlackBerry® device), or not trusted (the PGP key is not explicitly trusted and is not associated with a trusted PGP key on your device, and a chain of digital signatures to a trusted key does not exist).

Creation Date:

This field displays the date that the PGP® Universal Server generated the PGP key.

Expiration Date:

This field displays the date that the PGP Universal Server specified as the expiration date of the PGP key.

Email Address:

This field displays the email address that is associated with the PGP key. Multiple Email Address fields might appear.

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 or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click Advanced Security Options.

4.Click PGP Keys.

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