Prerequisites: Using authentication certificates
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Your BlackBerry® device must have the correct smart card driver and smart card reader driver installed.
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You must have imported a certificate from your smart card that you can use for signing and verification.
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You must turn on advanced authentication.
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You must have set a device password.
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You must have the smart card password that you received with your smart card.
Use a certificate to authenticate your smart card
To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry® device.
If you use a certificate to authenticate your smart card, the certificate authenticates your smart card whenever you use your smart card to
unlock your device.
1.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options
icon.
2. Click
Password
.
3. If necessary, change the
User Authenticator
field to
Smart card
.
4. Set the
Authentication Certificate
field.
5. Press the
Menu
key.
6. Click
Save
.
To stop using a certificate to authenticate your smart card, set the
Authentication Certificate
field to
None
.
Check the status of your authentication certificate automatically
To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry® device.
1.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options
icon.
2. Click
Password
.
3. If necessary, change the
User Authenticator
field to
Smart Card
.
4. Change the
Certificate Status Check
field.
5. Press the
Menu
key.
6. Click
Save
.
If your device checks the status of your authentication certificate and finds that it is revoked or expired, your device locks.
Use a certificate to encrypt the encryption keys on your device
To perform this task, your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact
your administrator.
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