Security — frequently asked questions
What does the Verifying Security Tests dialog
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box mean when I restart my handheld?
How do I restore my handheld after clearing
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it?
How do I reduce the size of data stored on
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my handheld?
How do I prevent passwords from
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accidentally being copied to the clipboard?
How do I specify the criteria for randomly
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generated passwords?
Why do additional security features appear
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in the handheld options?
How do I prevent passwords from appearing
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on the screen in the password keeper?
What does the Verifying Security
Tests dialog box mean when I restart
my handheld?
When this dialog box appears, the handheld is
verifying that all security software is implemented
properly on your handheld. The tests run
automatically when your handheld restarts.
How do I restore my handheld after
clearing it?
If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using BlackBerry Enterprise Server version
4.0, contact your system administrator to initiate
enterprise activation.
If you are using the BlackBerry Desktop Software,
restore handheld data and services using the
Backup and Restore tool. See the
Desktop Software Online Help
information.
BlackBerry
for more
How do I reduce the size of data
stored on my handheld?
To reduce the size of data stored on your
handheld, enable content compression.
How do I prevent passwords from
accidentally being copied to the
clipboard?
In the password keeper options, set the Allow
Clipboard Copy field to False.
How do I specify the criteria for
randomly generated passwords?
In the password keeper options, set the password
length and specify whether randomly generated
passwords must contain letters, numbers, or
symbols.
Why do additional security features
appear in the handheld options?
Additional security features such as Certificate
Servers, Certificates, Key Stores, S/MIME, or
Memory Cleaning might be available in the
handheld options. Use these options with the
Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/
MIME) Support Package. See the
Package User Guide Supplement
information.
How do I prevent passwords from
appearing on the screen in the
password keeper?
In the password keeper options, set the Show
Password field to False.
S/MIME Support
for more
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