Authority Certificates; Browser Security - Nokia 6100 User Manual

Authority certificates

For using some WAP services, such
as banking services, you need
security certificates. Using the
certificates can help you improve the
security of connections between
your phone and a WAP gateway or
WAP server, if the Connection
security is set to On.
You can download authority
certificate from a WAP page, if the
WAP service supports the use of
authority certificates. After the
download, you can view the
certificate and then save or delete it.
If you save the certificate, it is added
to the certificate list in the phone.
The phone indicates if the identity of
the WAP server or WAP gateway
cannot be verified, if the WAP server
or WAP gateway certificate is not
authentic or if you do not have the
correct authority certificate in your
phone.
Viewing the list of authority
certificates
Press Menu, select Services, and
Settings. Select Certificates.
See also Security info
phone keys while browsing"
page 61.
in "Using the
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M e n u f u n c t i o n s
Security indicator
If the security indicator
displayed during a WAP connection,
the data transmission between the
phone and the WAP gateway or WAP
server (identified by the
in the Edit active service
encrypted.However, the security
indicator does not indicate that the
data transmission between the
gateway and the content server (the
location where the requested
resource is stored) is secure. It is up
to the service provider to secure the
data transmission between the
gateway and the content server.

Browser security

Security features are needed for
some WAP services, such as banking
or shopping services on a WAP site.
For such connections you need
security certificates and probably a
security module which may be
available on your SIM card. For more
information, contact your service
provider.
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