Blackberry 8900 manual PGP protected message options, Change your signing and encryption key

User Guide PGP protected messages

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The key status is not current, or your device requires more data to verify the trust status of the key.

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The sender’s PGP key is expired.

PGP protected message options

Change your signing and encryption key

Your BlackBerry® device uses your PGP® key to encrypt messages in the sent items folder and includes your PGP public key in messages that you send so that recipients can encrypt their reply messages.

1.In the device options, click Security Options.

2.Click PGP.

3.Change the Default Key field.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

Change options for downloading attachments in encrypted messages

1.In the device options, click Security Options.

2.Click PGP.

3.Perform one of the following actions:

•To download attachments in encrypted messages automatically, change the Retrieve Encrypted Attachment Information field to Automatically.

•To download attachments in encrypted messages manually, change the Retrieve Encrypted Attachment Information field to Manually.

•To prevent your BlackBerry® device from downloading attachments in encrypted messages, change the Retrieve Encrypted Attachment Information field to Never.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click OK.

Change the default signing and encryption option

Your BlackBerry® device is designed to use the default signing and encryption option when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the signing and encryption option that was used for the last message.

1.In the device options, click Advanced Options.

2.Click Default Services.

3.Change the Default Encoding field.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

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