Blackberry P'9981 Turn off notification for smart card connections, Switch smart password filters

User Guide Security

To turn on smart password entry again, check the Smart Password Entry check box.

Turn off notification for smart card connections

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

2.Click Security > Smart Card.

3.Clear the LED Session Indicator check box.

4.Press the key > Save.

To turn on the notification for smart card connections, select the LED Session Indicator check box.

Switch smart password filters

In a blank password field, press the key.

The indicator for the new smart password filter appears beside the password field.

Prerequisites: Using authentication certificates

•Your BlackBerry smartphone 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 smartphone 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® smartphone.

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 smartphone.

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

2.Click Security > Password.

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

4.Change the Authentication Certificate field.

5.Press the key > Save.

To stop using a certificate to authenticate your smart card, change 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® smartphone.

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

2.Click Password.

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