Blackberry SWD-1735726-0622010334-001 manual PGP key status PGP key status indicators

User Guide Security

Property	Description
Public Key Type	This field displays the standard to which the public key complies. Your smartphone supports
	RSA, DSA, and Diffie-Hellman keys.
Key Usage	This field displays approved uses of the PGP key.
Fingerprint	This field displays the PGP key fingerprint in hexadecimal format.

Send a PGP key

When you send a PGP key, your BlackBerry smartphone sends the public key, but doesn't send the corresponding private key.

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

2.Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > PGP Keys.

3.Highlight a PGP key.

4.Press the key > Send via Email or Send via PIN.

Delete a PGP key

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

2.Click Security > PGP.

3.Highlight a PGP key.

4.Press the key > Delete.

Clear the PGP data cache

The PGP data cache contains cached PGP public keys and the PGP Universal Server policy that your BlackBerry smartphone downloads from the PGP Universal Server.

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

2.Click Security > PGP.

3.Press the key > Clear Universal Cache.

The next time that you send a PGP protected message, your smartphone downloads an updated PGP Universal Server policy and updated PGP public keys from the PGP Universal Server.

PGP key status

PGP key status indicators

IndicatorDescription

The PGP key has a corresponding private key that is stored on your BlackBerry smartphone.

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