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3.Press the key > Clear Universal Cache.

The next time that you send a PGP protected message, your device downloads an updated PGP Universal Server policy and updated PGP public keys from the PGP Universal Server.

PGP key status

PGP key status indicators

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The PGP® key has a corresponding private key that is stored on your BlackBerry® device.

The PGP key is trusted and valid, and the revocation status of the PGP key is good.

The revocation status of the PGP key is unknown or the key is weak.

The PGP key is untrusted, revoked, expired, not valid, or cannot be verified.

Check the revocation status of a PGP key

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

2.Click Security > PGP.

3.Highlight a PGP® key.

4.Press the key > Fetch Status.

Change the trust status of a PGP key

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

2.Click Security > PGP.

3.Highlight a PGP® key.

4.Press the key > 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.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security > PGP.

3.Highlight a PGP® key.

4.Press the key > Revoke > Yes.

5.Change the Reason field.

6.Click OK.

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