Blackberry Enterprise Server For MDS, Administration Manual

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3. Type the key store password.
4. To add the certificate to the key store, at the prompt, type Yes .
After you finish: If the certificate does not exist, import the certificate to <drive>:\Program Files\Java\<JRE version>\lib\security
\cacerts.
Configuring a BlackBerry MDS Connection Service to trust web servers
You can configure the BlackBerry® MDS Connection Service to permit BlackBerry devices to pull application data and updates
from trusted or untrusted web servers. If you want to open trusted connections between web servers and the BlackBerry MDS
Connection Service, you must import the certificate for the web server into the JRE™ certificates keystore file (JRE cacerts).
The BlackBerry MDS Connection Service supports LDAP, OCSP, and CRL to retrieve certificates and certificate status, and HTTPS
and SSL/TLS for connections that use trusted certificates.
Related topics
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Allow BlackBerry devices to connect to untrusted web servers
You can allow BlackBerry® devices to connect to untrusted web servers so that applications on those servers can push content
to BlackBerry devices.
1.
In the BlackBerry Manager, in the left pane, click a BlackBerry MDS Connection Service.
2. On the Connection Service tab, click Edit Properties .
3. Click TLS/HTTPS .
4. Perform one of the following tasks:
Task Steps
Allow outgoing requests from the BlackBerry device that the
BlackBerry MDS Connection Service encrypts with HTTPS.
a. Click Allow Untrusted HTTPS Connections .
b. In the drop-down list, click True .
Allow outgoing requests from the BlackBerry device that the
BlackBerry MDS Connection Service encrypts with TLS.
a. Click Allow Untrusted TLS Connections .
b. In the drop-down list, click True .
Configure the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service to retrieve certificates for web servers
You must define a user name and password for the BlackBerry® MDS Connection Service to authenticate with LDAP servers on
behalf of BlackBerry devices.
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