Blackberry P'9981 manual Public key, Root certificate

User Guide Glossary

A private key is a key that only the certificate subject can use. Private key information is not distributed publically. BlackBerry smartphones use private keys to sign email messages or PIN messages that users send and to decrypt email messages that users receive.

public key

A public key is a key that people other than the certificate subject can use. BlackBerry smartphones use public keys to encrypt email messages or PIN messages that users send to certificate subjects and to verify the signature on email messages or PIN messages that users receive from certificate subjects.

root certificate

A root certificate is a self-signed certificate and usually belongs to a certificate authority.

RTSP

Real Time Streaming Protocol

R-UIM

Removable User Identity Module

SAN

subject alternative name

SDN

A service dialling number (SDN) is a number that is preloaded on your SIM card by your wireless service provider that you can use to access information about your BlackBerry smartphone service, such as the current call forwarding status.

SHA

Secure Hash Algorithm

SIM

Subscriber Identity Module

S/MIME

Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

SMS

Short Message Service

SMSC

Short Message Service Centre

SSID

service set identifier

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

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