Certificate Management - Nokia N79 User Manual

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maintains a list of SIM cards that are recognised
as the owner's cards.
Closed user group
of people to whom you can call and who can call
you (network service).
When calls are limited to closed user groups, calls
may be possible to the official emergency number
programmed into your device.
Confirm SIM services
to display confirmation messages when you are
using a SIM card service (network service).

Certificate management

Press
, and select
General
Security
>
Digital certificates do not guarantee safety; they are
used to verify the origin of software.
In the certificate management main view, you can
see a list of authority certificates that are stored in
your device. Scroll right to see a list of personal
certificates, if available.
Digital certificates should be used if you want to
connect to an online bank or another site or remote
server for actions that involve transferring
confidential information. They should also be used
if you want to reduce the risk of viruses or other
180
— You can specify a group
— You can set the device
Tools
Settings
>
>
Certificate
management.
>
malicious software and be sure of the authenticity
of software when downloading and installing
software.
Important: 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. Certificates have a
restricted lifetime. If "Expired certificate" or
"Certificate not valid yet" is shown, even if the
certificate should be valid, check that the current
date and time in your device are correct.
View certificate details—check authenticity
You can only be sure of the correct identity of a
server when the signature and the validity period
of a server certificate have been checked.
You are notified if the identity of the server is not
authentic or if you do not have the correct security
certificate in your device.
To check certificate details, scroll to a certificate,
and select
Options
Certificate
>
details. The

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