HP 2 Base Model Deleting a Privacy Manager Certificate, Restoring a Privacy Manager Certificate

NOTE: You are not required to use your default Privacy Manager Certificate. From within the various Privacy Manager functions, you can select any of your Privacy Manager Certificates to use.

Deleting a Privacy Manager Certificate

If you delete a Privacy Manager Certificate, you cannot open any files or view any data that you encrypted with that certificate. If you have accidentally deleted a Privacy Manager Certificate, you can restore it using the backup file that you created when you installed the certificate. Refer to Restoring a Privacy Manager Certificate on page 56 for more information.

To delete a Privacy Manager Certificate:

1.Open Privacy Manager, and then click Certificates.

2.Click the Privacy Manager Certificate you want to delete, and then click Advanced.

3.Click Delete.

4.When the confirmation dialog box opens, click Yes.

5.Click Close, and then click Apply.

Restoring a Privacy Manager Certificate

During installation of your Privacy Manager Certificate, you are required to create a backup copy of the certificate. You may also create a backup copy from the Migration page. This backup copy can be used when migrating to another computer, or to restore a certificate to the same computer.

1.Open Privacy Manager, and then click Migration.

2.Click Restore.

3.On the Migration File page, click Browse to search for the .dppsm file that you created during the backup process, and then click Next.

4.Enter the password you used when you created the backup, and then click Next.

5.Click Finish.

Refer to Setting up a Privacy Manager Certificate on page 54 or Backing up Privacy Manager Certificates and Trusted Contacts on page 66 for more information.

Revoking your Privacy Manager Certificate

If you feel that the security of your Privacy Manager Certificate has been jeopardized, you may revoke your own certificate:

NOTE: A revoked Privacy Manager Certificate is not deleted. The certificate can still be used to view files that are encrypted.

1.Open Privacy Manager, and then click Certificates.

2.Click Advanced.

3.Click the Privacy Manager Certificate you want to revoke, and then click Revoke.

4.When the confirmation dialog box opens, click Yes.

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