Blackberry 9100, 9105 Certificate options, Revoke a certificate, Certificate revocation reasons

User Guide Security

Revoke a certificate

If you revoke a certificate, the certificate is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the certificate authority or CRL servers.

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

2.Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > Certificates.

3.Highlight a certificate.

4.Press the key > Revoke > Yes.

5.Change the Reason field.

6.Click OK.

To cancel a certificate hold, highlight the certificate. Press the key > Cancel Hold.

Certificate revocation reasons

Reason	Description
Unknown	The revocation reason does not match any of the predefined reasons.
Key Compromise	A person who is not the key subject might have discovered the private key value.
CA Compromise	Someone might have revealed the private key of the certificate issuer.
Change in Affiliation	The certificate subject no longer works for the organization.
Superseded	A new certificate is replacing an existing certificate.
Cessation of Operation	The certificate subject no longer requires the certificate.
Certificate Hold	You want to revoke the certificate temporarily.

Certificate options

Change the display name for a certificate

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

2.Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > Certificates.

3.Highlight a certificate.

4.Press the key > Change Label.

5.Type a display name for the certificate.

6.Click OK.

Add an email address to a certificate

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

2.Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > Certificates.

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