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Key store
About the key store
The key store on your BlackBerry® smartphone might store the following items. To access these items in the key store, you
must enter a key store password.
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Personal certificates (certificate and private key pairs)
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Certificates that you download using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software
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Certificates that you download from an LDAP-enabled server or DSML-enabled server
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Certificates that you download from a certificate authority profile
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Certificates that you import from your smartphone or a media card
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Certificates that you add from a message
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Root certificates that are included in the BlackBerry Device Software
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Personal PGP® keys (public and private key pairs)
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PGP public keys that you download from an LDAP-enabled server
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PGP public keys that you import from your smartphone or a media card
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PGP public keys that you add from a message
Change the key store password
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > Key Stores.
3. Press the
key > Change Key Store Password.
Synchronize the key store password with the smartphone password
If you synchronize the key store password with your BlackBerry® smartphone password, when you change your smartphone
password, the key store password changes to match it automatically.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > Key Stores.
3. Change the Use Device Password as Key Store Password field to Yes.
4. Press the
key > Save.
Change when your smartphone deletes the key store password
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > Key Stores.
3. Change the Key Store Password Timeout field.
4. Press the
key > Save.
To access private keys after your BlackBerry® smartphone deletes the key store password, you must type your key store
password.
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