User Guide

Glossary

Glossary

ADN

An abbreviated dialing number (ADN) is a short telephone number, such as 911 or 112, that is used to reach public services.

APN

access point name

BCC

blind carbon copy

BlackBerry enabled device

A BlackBerry enabled device is a device with BlackBerry Connect software, a device with BlackBerry Built-In software, or a device that is running the BlackBerry Application Suite. BlackBerry enabled devices provide users with access to BlackBerry device applications and BlackBerry services.

BlackBerry MDS

BlackBerry® Mobile Data System

CC

carbon copy

certificate

A certificate is a digital document that binds the identity and public key of a certificate subject. Each certificate has an corresponding private key that is stored separately. A certificate authority signs the certificate to indicate that it is authentic and can be trusted.

CMIME

Compressed Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

CRL

certificate revocation list

CRL server

A BlackBerry® device uses a CRL server to check the most recently published revocation status of a certificate. Certificate authorities publish certificate revocation lists on CRL servers.

DNS

Domain Name System

DSA

Digital Signature Algorithm

EAP-FAST

Extensible Authentication Protocol Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling

EAP-SIM

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