Viewing certificate details - checking authenticity

You can only be sure of the correct identity of a browser gateway or a server when the signature and the period of validity of a browser gateway or server certificate have been checked.

You will be notified on the phone’s display

if the identity of the browser server or gateway is not authentic or

if you do not have the correct security certificate in your phone.

To check certificate details, scroll to a certificate and select OptionsCertificate details. When you open certificate details, Certificate management checks the validity of the certificate and one of the following notes may appear:

Certificate not trusted - You have not set any application to use the certificate. For more information, see the next section ‘Changing the trust settings of an authority certificate’.

Expired certificate - The period of validity has ended for the selected certificate.

Certificate not valid yet - The period of validity has not yet begun for the selected certificate.

Certificate corrupted - The certificate cannot be used. Contact the certificate issuer.

Important: Certificates have a restricted lifetime. If Expired certificate or Certificate not valid yet is shown even if the certificate should be valid, check that the current date and time in your phone are correct.

Change the trust settings of an authority certificate

Scroll to an authority certificate and select OptionsTrust settings. Depending on the certificate, a list of the applications that can use the selected certificate is shown. For example:

Services / Yes - the certificate is able to certify sites.

Application manager / Yes - the certificate is able to certify the origin of new software.

Internet / Yes - the certificate is able to certify e-mail and imaging servers.

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Nokia 3600 Viewing certificate details checking authenticity, Change the trust settings of an authority certificate