Nokia 7650 User Manual page 39

Glossary: Digital certificates are used to verify the origin of WAP pages and
installed software. However, they can only be trusted if the origin of the certificate
is known to be authentic.
Digital certificates are needed if you:
• want to connect to an online bank or another site or remote server for actions that
involve transferring confidential information, or
• want to minimise the risk of viruses or other malicious software and be sure of the
authenticity of software when downloading and installing software.
IMPORTANT: Note, however, that 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.
Viewing certificate details - checking authenticity
You can only be sure of the correct identity of a WAP gateway or a server when the
signature and the period of validity of a WAP gateway or server certificate have been
checked.
You will be notified on the phone's display
• if the identity of the WAP server or gateway is not authentic or
• if you do not have the correct security certificate in your phone.
To check certificate details, scroll to a certificate and select
When you open certificate details, Certificate management checks the validity of the
certificate and one of the following notes may appear:
• Expired certificate - The period of validity has ended for the selected certificate.
• Certificate not valid yet - The period of validity has not yet begun for the selected
certificate.
Options
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Options in the certificate
management main view:
Certificate
Trust
Unmark, and Exit.
certificates are used by
some WAP services, such
as banking services, for
checking signatures or
server certificates or other
authority certificates.
certificates are issued to
users by a Certifying
Authority.
→
Certificate details.
details, Delete,
settings, Mark/
Glossary: Authority
Glossary: User
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