Indicator
Description
The certificate is weak, the certificate status isn't current, or
your smartphone requires more data to verify the trust status
of the certificate.
The sender’s certificate is expired.
Encryption status indicators
Your administrator sets whether messages that you receive are considered to be strong or weak.
Indicator
Description
The message is strongly encrypted.
The message is weakly encrypted.
S/MIME-protected message options
Change your signing or encryption certificate
Your BlackBerry® smartphone uses your encryption certificate to encrypt messages in the Sent Items folder and includes your
encryption certificate in messages that you send so that recipients can encrypt their reply messages.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > S/MIME.
3. In the Signing section or the Encryption section, change the Certificate field.
4. Press the
key > Save.
Related information
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Change options for downloading attachments in encrypted messages
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > S/MIME.
• To download attachments in encrypted messages automatically, change the Encrypted Attachment Support field to
Automatic.
• To download attachments in encrypted messages manually, change the Encrypted Attachment Support field to
Manual.
• To prevent your BlackBerry® smartphone from downloading attachments in encrypted messages, change the Encrypted
Attachment Support field to None.
3. Press the
key > Save.
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