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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
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if the identity of the browser server or gateway is not authentic or
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if you do not have the correct security certificate in your phone.
To check certificate details, scroll to a certificate and select Options→
Certificate details. When you open certificate details, Certificate
management checks the validity of the certificate and one of the
following notes may appear:
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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' .
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Expired certificate - The period of validity has ended for the selected
certificate.
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Certificate not valid yet - The period of validity has not yet begun for
the selected certificate.
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Certificate corrupted - The certificate cannot be used. Contact the
certificate issuer.
Important: Certificates have a restricted lifetime. If Expired certificate or
Change the trust settings of an authority certificate
Scroll to an authority certificate and select Options→ Trust 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.
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.
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