Certificate Management - Nokia N86 User Manual

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list of SIM cards that are recognized as the owner's
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Certificate management

Select Menu Tools
>
Security Certificate
>
Digital certificates do not guarantee safety; they are
used to verify the origin of software.
In the certificate management main view, you can see
a list of authority certificates that are stored in your
device. Scroll right to see a list of personal certificates,
if available.
Digital certificates should be used if you want to
connect to an online bank or another site or remote
server for actions that involve transferring confidential
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information. They should also be used if you want to
reduce the risk of viruses or other malicious software
— You can set the device
— You can specify a group of
— You can set the device to
Settings and General
>
management.
and be sure of the authenticity of software when
downloading and installing software.
Important: Even if the use of certificates makes
the risks involved in remote connections and software
installation considerably smaller, they must be used
correctly in order to benefit from increased security.
The existence of a certificate does not offer any
protection by itself; the certificate manager must
contain correct, authentic, or trusted certificates for
increased security to be available. 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 device are correct.
View certificate details—check authenticity
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You can only be sure of the correct identity of a server
when the signature and the validity period of a server
certificate have been checked.
You are notified if the identity of the server is not
authentic or if you do not have the correct security
certificate in your device.
To check certificate details, scroll to a certificate, and
select Options
the certificate is checked, and one of the following
notes may be displayed:
Certificate not trusted
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application to use the certificate.
Certificate details. The validity of
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— You have not set any