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S/MIME Support Package for BlackBerry Devices User Guide Supplement BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Smartphone BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone...
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S/MIME Support Package for BlackBerry Devices User Guide Supplement Last modified: 20 July 2007 Document ID: 13381054-001 At the time of publication, this documentation is based on S/MIME Support Package for BlackBerry devices Version 4.3. Send us your comments on product documentation: https://www.blackberry.com/DocsFeedback.
Verify that you have obtained the installer for the tool on your computer S/MIME Support Package for BlackBerry devices. Insert the BlackBerry User Tools CD in to your CD drive. Install the S/MIME Support Package 2. Complete the instructions on the screen.
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2. On the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > Desktop Manager. 3. Double-click the Application Loader icon. 4. Click Next. 5. Select the BlackBerry S/MIME Support Package check box. 6. If you require Department of Defense (DoD) root certificates, select the DoD Root Certificates check box.
Use the common name when adding a certificate to verify the signature on email messages that you send the key store to them. Your BlackBerry® device uses the private key Change the display name for a certificate associated with your certificate to sign email...
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In the device options, click Security Options. 4. Perform one of the following actions: 2. Click Certificates. • To view all certificates on your BlackBerry® 3. Press the Menu key. device, click Show All Certs. 4. Click Fetch Certificates. •...
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Find certificates in a chain trusted. In the device options, click Security Options. • Implicitly Trusted: The certificate chains to a certificate that is trusted on your BlackBerry® 2. Click Certificates. device. 3. Highlight a certificate. • Not Trusted: The certificate is not explicitly 4.
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User Guide Supplement Set a certificate to trusted 5. Click Send via Email or Send via PIN. In the device options, click Security Options. Note: 2. Click Certificates. When you send a certificate, only the public key is sent and not the private key. 3.
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You can use the common name as a label 2. Click Certificates. for the key on your BlackBerry® device or you can set the label to one that has more meaning to you. 3. Highlight a personal certificate.
If you revoke a certificate, the certificate is revoked • Certificate Hold: The certificate is temporarily only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device and is revoked. not communicated back to the Certificate Authority (CA) or Certificate Revocation List (CRL) servers.
Verify that your system administrator has provided synchronization tool of the BlackBerry Desktop you with the service record for the BlackBerry Mobile Manager Data System™ (BlackBerry MDS™) Connection Service that your BlackBerry® device uses to download •...
4. Press the Menu key. whether items in the key store are backed up or 5. Click Save. restored when your BlackBerry® device is backed up or restored. Although the keys are encrypted on your Related topics computer, you might want to set this field to No if you About the key store (See page 13.)
Alt key and 8. Certificate troubleshooting I cannot download a certificate I cannot download a certificate If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to the LDAP certificate server, try using the default connection type.
About certificate servers • Friendly Name: Type the common name that is associated with the server. Your BlackBerry® device uses Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers to search for and • Server Name: Type the network address of the download certificates.
User Guide Supplement OCSP or CRL certificate server Send certificate server information to options a contact • Friendly Name: Type a name for the server. In the device options, click Security Options. • Server URL: Type the web address of the server. 2.
When you encrypt a message, your Protect an S/MIME message in the sent items folder BlackBerry® device uses the recipient’s public key to encrypt the message. Only the recipient’s private key View an attachment in a signed message...
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IT Policy that determines About message classifications whether the encryption algorithm that the message If your BlackBerry® device is integrated with an uses is considered to be strong or weak. account that uses BlackBerry Enterprise Server •...
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Note: if the sender’s certificate is not included in your The BlackBerry® Enterprise Server might re-encrypt BlackBerry® device key store or the sender’s message. messages that are sent with a weak encryption algorithm or with a digital signature only. Related topic Related topic Download a certificate (See page 8.)
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Digitally sign or encrypt an email identification number (PIN) and email address. Your message BlackBerry® device uses the email address in your contact list to locate a certificate for the recipient. In an unsent message, perform one of the following actions: Related topics •...
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In an unsent message, set the Encoding field to one that uses a digital signature or encryption. If you protect a message, when you send the message your BlackBerry® device encrypts the message using 2. Press the Menu key. the recipient’s certificate but not your certificate. You 3.
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3. In the Signing Options section, set the and the security level for your private key is set to Certificate field. medium or high, your BlackBerry® device might 4. Press the Menu key. prompt you to type your key store password before search results appear.
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Select encryption algorithms for 4. Press the Menu key. S/MIME messages 5. Click Save. If a message has multiple recipients, your BlackBerry® Related topic device uses the first selected content cipher that all recipients are known to support. About digital signatures and encryption (See page 19.) In the device options, click Security Options.
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User Guide Supplement To receive a prompt again, set the Warn about problems with my certificates field to Yes. Turn off the prompt that appears before a message is truncated In the device options, click Security Options. 2. Click S/MIME. 3.
Set the length of time without a connection before the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader turns off Related topics Set the activity level of the BlackBerry Smart Card Import a certificate from a smart card (See page 28.) Reader Turn on two-factor authentication (See page 27.)
Related topic authentication is turned on (See page 28.) Set the length of time without a connection before the Set the Bluetooth range for the BlackBerry Smart Card BlackBerry Smart Card Reader turns off (See page 28.) Reader (See page 29.)
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Bluetooth Range field, the Bluetooth connection device to the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader. closes and you must reconnect your BlackBerry device Setting the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader to a higher to the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader. activity level improves the performance of operations In the BlackBerry device options, click Security but uses more battery power than lower activity levels.
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BlackBerry Smart Card reader that Related topic passes before your BlackBerry device and your Set the Bluetooth range for the BlackBerry Smart Card BlackBerry Smart Card Reader should clear Reader (See page 29.) secure pairing information.
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Reader clear the secure pairing information, you must reconnect to the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader before you can access the smart card again. Related topics Set the Bluetooth range for the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader (See page 29.) Set when the Bluetooth connection stops (See page 30.)
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