Browser Security - Blackberry Curve 8330 User Manual

User Guide
About Gears
Gears is an extension to the browser application that provides a richer browsing experience. Gears can store information on your
BlackBerry® device or media card that you entered into a web site for use during subsequent visits to the web site. Gears can also help web
sites provide customised content to you if you choose to share your location with that web site. If you visit a web site that uses Gears, you are
prompted to set the permissions for that web site. You can change or delete the permissions for Gears-enabled web sites.
Change the Gears permissions for a web site
1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Click Gears Settings.
5. Click a web site.
6. Perform one of the following actions:
• To prevent the web site from storing information on your BlackBerry® device, clear the Local Storage check box.
• To prevent the web site from accessing the location of your device, clear the Location tick box. Your device does not need to be GPS
enabled to share your location.
• To remove the Gears™ permissions for a web site, press the Menu key. Click Remove Site.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.

Browser security

About TLS
The BlackBerry® Browser configuration is designed to use TLS or SSL to encrypt data that your device sends or receives over the Internet
through the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Communication between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is encrypted using Triple
DES. Communication between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and content servers is encrypted using SSL or TLS. To increase security, you
can set up TLS for HTTP connections between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and use Triple DES encryption for all other
communication between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
About WTLS
The WAP Browser configuration is designed to use WTLS to encrypt data that your BlackBerry® device sends and receives over the Internet
through a WAP gateway. Communication between your device and the WAP gateway is encrypted using WTLS. Communication between the
WAP gateway and content servers is encrypted using TLS or SSL.
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