Blackberry P'9981 manual Attach a PGP key to a message, Add a PGP key from a message

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Attach a PGP key to a message

You can attach a PGP key to email messages and PIN messages.

1.When composing a message, press the key > Attach > PGP Keys.

2.Highlight a PGP key.

3.Press the key > Continue.

Download the PGP key used to sign or encrypt a message

If a PGP key isn't included in a received message or isn't already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry smartphone, you can download the PGP key. If you use the PGP Universal Server, you might not be able to download the sender’s PGP key, or your smartphone might download the sender’s PGP key from the PGP Universal Server automatically.

1.In a message, highlight the encryption status indicator or a digital signature indicator.

2.Press the key > Fetch Sender’s PGP key.

Add a PGP key from a message

If you use the PGP Universal Server, you might not be able to add PGP keys from messages.

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

2.Press the key > Import PGP Key.

Add a PGP key from an attachment

If you use the PGP Universal Server, you might not be able to add PGP keys from attachments.

1.In a message, click the PGP key attachment.

2.Click Retrieve PGP Key.

3.Click the PGP key.

4.Click Import PGP Key.

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Attachment indicators in PGP protected messages

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The message includes a PGP key attachment.

The message includes multiple PGP key attachments.

The message includes a certificate server attachment.

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