Blackberry PRD-12528-103 manual About certificate authority profiles

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About certificate authority profiles

If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can download certificates over the wireless network from a certificate authority profile provided by your administrator. Depending on your organization, enrollment for a certificate might be required and might also occur automatically.

When you enroll with a certificate authority profile, the latest certificate is downloaded to your BlackBerry device and added to your certificate list. The certificate authority profiles shows the status of the certificate. If the certificate is scheduled to expire soon you can re-enroll with the certificate authority profile to receive an updated certificate.

Download a certificate from a certificate authority

To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.

If your administrator has provided you with a certificate authority profile, you can enroll with the profile to download a certificate to your BlackBerry device. If the certificate is scheduled to expire soon you can re-enroll to receive an updated certificate.

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

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click Advanced Security Options.

4.Click Certificate Authority Profile.

5.Click Enroll or Re-enroll.

6.If necessary, type the credentials that you use to connect to your organization's network.

To hide the screen for the certificate authority profile while the request is being processed, press the Menu key. Click Hide. To return to this screen, on the Home screen, click the Certificate Authority Profile icon.

Import a certificate or PGP key from the device memory

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

2.Navigate to a certificate or PGP® key.

3.Highlight the certificate or PGP key.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Import Certificate or Import PGP Key.

To view the certificate or PGP key, press the Menu key. Click Display Certificate or Display PGP Key.

Import a certificate or PGP key from a media card

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

2.Click Security Options.

3.Click Advanced Security Options.

4.Click Certificates or PGP Keys.

5.Press the Menu key.

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