Blackberry 8900 manual Change the trust status of a PGP key, Revoke a PGP key

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PGP keys

2.Click PGP Keys.

3.Highlight a PGP® key.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Fetch Status.

Change the trust status of a PGP key

1.In the device options, click Security Options.

2.Click PGP Keys.

3.Highlight a PGP® key.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Trust or Distrust.

Revoke a PGP key

If you revoke a PGP® key, the PGP key is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the PGP® Universal Server.

1.In the device options, click Security Options.

2.Click PGP Keys.

3.Highlight a PGP® key.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Revoke.

6.Click Yes.

7.Change the Reason field.

8.Click OK.

PGP key revocation reasons

Unknown:

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

Superseded:

A new PGP® key is replacing an existing PGP key.

Key Compromise:

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

Key Retired:

The PGP key is no longer used.

User ID Invalid:

The user information for the PGP key is not valid.

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Blackberry 8900 manual Change the trust status of a PGP key, Revoke a PGP key, PGP key revocation reasons