Blackberry 9810 manual Mime and PGP protected message options, Click Security S/MIME or PGP

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Check the status of a certificate or certificate chain

If a certificate is included in a received message, or is already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry device, you can check the status of the sender's certificate, or you can check the status of the sender's certificate and all other certificates in the certificate chain.

1.In a message, highlight a digital signature indicator.

2.Press the key.

3.Click Check Sender’s Certificate or Check Sender’s Cert Chain.

S/MIME and PGP protected message options

Change your signing and encryption certificate or key

Your BlackBerry smartphone uses your certificate or PGP key to encrypt messages in the Sent Items folder and includes your encryption certificate or PGP public key in messages that you send so that recipients can encrypt their reply messages.

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

2.Click Security > S/MIME or PGP.

3.Change the Certificate fields or the Default Key field.

4.Press the key > Save.

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Change options for downloading attachments in encrypted messages

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

2.Click Security > S/MIME or PGP.

3.Do one of the following:

•To download attachments in encrypted messages automatically, change the Encrypted Attachment Support field to Automatic.

•To download attachments in encrypted messages manually, change the Encrypted Attachment Support field to Manual.

•To prevent your BlackBerry smartphone from downloading attachments in encrypted messages, change the Encrypted Attachment Support field to None.

4.Press the key > Save.

Change the default signing and encryption option

Your BlackBerry smartphone is designed to use the default signing and encryption option when you send a message to a contact that you haven't previously sent a message to or received a message from. Otherwise, your smartphone uses the message history to suggest a signing and encryption option.

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