Change the trust status of a certificate
Depending on the types of certificates that your administrator allows, you might not be able to trust some types of certificates.
1.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options
icon.
2. Click
Security
>
Advanced Security Settings
>
Certificates
.
3. Highlight a certificate.
4. Press the
key >
Trust
or
Distrust
.
5. If you are trusting a certificate, do one of the following:
• To trust the highlighted certificate, click
Selected Certificate
.
• To trust the highlighted certificate and all the other certificates in the chain, click
Entire Chain
.
Revoke a certificate
If you revoke a certificate, the certificate is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation
status on the certificate authority or CRL servers.
1.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options
icon.
2. Click
Security
>
Advanced Security Settings
>
Certificates
.
3. Highlight a certificate.
4. Press the
key >
Revoke
>
Yes
.
5. Change the
Reason
field.
6. Click
OK
.
To cancel a certificate hold, highlight the certificate. Press the
key >
Cancel Hold
.
Certificate revocation reasons
Reason
Description
Unknown
The revocation reason does not match any of the predefined reasons.
Key Compromise
A person who is not the key subject might have discovered the private key value.
CA Compromise
Someone might have revealed the private key of the certificate issuer.
Change in Affiliation
The certificate subject no longer works for the organization.
Superseded
A new certificate is replacing an existing certificate.
Cessation of Operation
The certificate subject no longer requires the certificate.
Certificate Hold
You want to revoke the certificate temporarily.
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