User Guide
Encrypt a message with a pass phrase
Your BlackBerry® device can encrypt email messages and PIN messages using a pass phrase shared between the sender and recipient.
1.
In an unsent message, set the Encoding field to Encrypt or Sign and Encrypt.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Set the Use Password-Based Encryption field to Yes.
5. In the Allowed Content Ciphers section, tick the box next to one or more allowed content ciphers.
6. If you are signing the message, in the Signing Options section, select a certificate.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.
9. Type your message.
10. Press the Menu key.
11. Click Send.
12. Type a pass phrase to encrypt the message.
13. Confirm the pass phrase.
14. Click OK.
Using a secure method, let the recipient know what the pass phrase is.
Attach a certificate to a message
You can attach a certificate to email messages and PIN messages.
1.
When composing a message, press the Menu key.
2. Click Attach Certificates.
3. Highlight a certificate.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Continue.
Download the certificate used to sign or encrypt a message
If a certificate is not included in a received message or is not already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can download the
certificate.
1.
In a message, highlight the encryption indicator or a digital signature indicator.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Fetch Sender's Certificate.
Add a certificate from a message
1.
In a message, highlight a digital signature indicator.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Import Sender's certificate.
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