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Glossary

certificate
certification
authority
CRL server
DSML-enabled
server
IT policy
LDAP-enabled
server
mass storage mode
personal certificate
personal PGP key
PIN
PLAN
private key
public key
root certificate
A BlackBerry smartphone uses a certificate as a digital document that binds the identity and
public key of a certificate subject. Each certificate has a corresponding private key that is stored
separately. A certification authority signs the certificate to indicate that it is authentic and can be
trusted. This may also be called a digital certificate.
A certification authority (CA) is a trusted third-party organization that verifies the information or
identity of computers on a network and issues digital certificates.
A BlackBerry smartphone uses a certificate revocation list (CRL) server to check the most
recently published revocation status of a certificate. Certification authorities publish certificate
revocation lists on CRL servers.
A BlackBerry smartphone uses a Directory Service Markup Language (DSML) enabled server to
search for and download certificates.
An IT policy consists of various IT policy rules that control the security features and behavior of
BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, the BlackBerry Desktop Software, and
the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager.
A BlackBerry smartphone uses an LDAP-enabled server to search for and download certificates
and PGP keys.
Mass storage mode enables users to transfer files between a media card and their computer
when they connect their BlackBerry smartphone to their computer.
A personal certificate is a certificate that a certification authority assigns to a user.
A personal PGP key consists of a PGP public key and PGP private key.
Each BlackBerry smartphone has a unique personal identification number (PIN). If you know a
contact's PIN, you can use it to add them to your BlackBerry Messenger, or you can send them a
PIN message. You can find your PIN by typing mypin in any text field.
A Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) is a public safety alert system that can send
geographically-targeted text messages alerting users of imminent threats to safety. This feature
is not supported by all wireless networks or all BlackBerry smartphones.
BlackBerry smartphones use private keys to sign email messages or PIN messages that users
send and to decrypt email messages that users receive. Private key information is not distributed
publicly.
BlackBerry smartphones use public keys to encrypt email messages or PIN messages that users
send to certificate subjects and to verify the signature on email messages or PIN messages that
users receive from certificate subjects.
A root certificate is a self-signed certificate and usually belongs to a certification authority.
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