S/Mime Messages - Blackberry S-MIME SUPPORT PACKAGE VERSION 4.1 User Manual

S/MIME messages

About S/MIME message status icons
Open S/MIME messages
View encryption information
Verify certificate or certificate chain status
Fetch certificates
Import certificates
Import certificate servers
Forward S/MIME messages
Send S/MIME messages
Add certificate attachments to messages
Set message icon size
Set signing options
Set encryption options
Set key verification options
About S/MIME message status icons
When you open a message, message status icons
appear.
A lock icon indicates that the message is strongly
encrypted.
A lock icon with a question mark indicates that the
message is weakly encrypted.
A check mark icon indicates that the message digital
signature is verified.
An "X" icon indicates that the message digital
signature is not verified.
A question mark icon indicates that more data is
required to verify the digital signature.
Open S/MIME messages
In the messages list, open the S/MIME message.
Related topics
Import certificates (See page 24.)
Import certificate servers (See page 24.)
Fetch certificates (See page 24.)
View encryption information
In an open S/MIME message, click the encryption
icon. Perform one of the following actions:
• To view the certificate information, click Display
Encryption Certificate.
• To view the weak public key algorithm that is used
to encrypt a message, click Encryption Details.
Note:
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server® might re-encrypt
messages that are sent with a weak encryption
algorithm or a digital signature.
Verify certificate or certificate chain
status
In an open S/MIME message, click the digital
signature or trust status icon. Click Check Sender's
Certificate or Check Sender's Cert Chain.
Note:
The Check Sender's Certificate and Check Sender's
Cert Chain menu items only appear if the sender's
certificate is included in the message or is stored in
your BlackBerry® device key store.
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