Blackberry 8980 manual Prerequisites Using authentication certificates

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Prerequisites: Using authentication certificates

•Your BlackBerry® device must have the correct smart card driver and smart card reader driver installed.

•You must have imported a certificate from your smart card that you can use for signing and verification.

•You must turn on advanced authentication.

•You must have set a device password.

•You must have the smart card password that you received with your smart card.

Use a certificate to authenticate your smart card

To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry® device.

If you use a certificate to authenticate your smart card, the certificate authenticates your smart card whenever you use your smart card to unlock your device.

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

2.Click Password.

3.If necessary, change the User Authenticator field to Smart card.

4.Set the Authentication Certificate field.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Save.

To stop using a certificate to authenticate your smart card, set the Authentication Certificate field to None.

Check the status of your authentication certificate automatically

To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry® device.

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

2.Click Password.

3.If necessary, change the User Authenticator field to Smart Card.

4.Change the Certificate Status Check field.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Save.

If your device checks the status of your authentication certificate and finds that it is revoked or expired, your device locks.

Use a certificate to encrypt the encryption keys on your device

To perform this task, your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.

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