BlackBerry Enterprise Solution
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Authentication process used during wireless enterprise activation
Step Action
Description
1
A BlackBerry device user initiates the
wireless enterprise activation process.
The user opens the enterprise activation application on
the BlackBerry device and types their work email
address and the activation password that the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator
communicated to them.
2
The BlackBerry device sends an activation
request to the BlackBerry Infrastructure.
The BlackBerry device sends an activation request to
the BlackBerry Infrastructure using standard BlackBerry
protocols. The BlackBerry Infrastructure uses SMTP to
send an activation message to the BlackBerry device
user’s email account. This activation message contains
BlackBerry device routing information and public keys.
3
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server sends an
activation response to the BlackBerry
device.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server sends the BlackBerry
device an activation response that contains BlackBerry
Enterprise Server routing information and public keys.
4
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server and the
BlackBerry device establish and verify the
shared master encryption key.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server and the BlackBerry
device use the initial key establishment protocol to
establish a master encryption key. The BlackBerry
Enterprise Server and the BlackBerry device verify the
master encryption key with each other without sending
the key over the wireless network. If the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server and the BlackBerry device mutually
confirm the correct master encryption key, the
activation proceeds, and the BlackBerry Enterprise
Server and the BlackBerry device use the master
encryption key to encrypt further communication
between one another without sending the key over the
wireless network.
5
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server sends
service books to the BlackBerry device.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server sends the appropriate
service books to the BlackBerry device. The BlackBerry
device user can now send messages from and receive
messages on the BlackBerry device.
6
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server sends
data to the BlackBerry device.
If wireless PIM synchronization and wireless backup is
enabled for the BlackBerry device user, the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server sends the following data to the user’s
BlackBerry device:
•
calendar entries
•
contacts, tasks, and memos
•
existing BlackBerry device options (if applicable)
that the BlackBerry device backed up using
automatic wireless backup.
For more information, see the
BlackBerry Wireless Enterprise Activation Technical Overview
.
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