Blackberry PGP User Manual
PGP Support Package for BlackBerry
Devices
User Guide Supplement
BlackBerry 8707h Smartphone
PGP Support Package for BlackBerry Devices User Guide Supplement
Last modified: 28 June 2007
Document ID: 12063712-001
At the time of publication, this documentation is based on PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices Version
4.2.2.
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Contents
1 PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices installation.................................................................................7
2 PGP keys....................................................................................................................................................................9
3 Certificate servers ................................................................................................................................................... 17
4 PGP messages..........................................................................................................................................................19
5 Memory cleaning.................................................................................................................................................... 27
6 Legal notice.............................................................................................................................................................29
1
PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices installation
About the PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices
PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices prerequisites
Install the PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices on your computer
Install the PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices on your BlackBerry device
Enroll with the PGP Universal Server
About the PGP Support Package for
BlackBerry devices
The PGP® Support Package for BlackBerry devices is
designed to permit you to send PGP messages from—
and receive PGP messages on—your BlackBerry®
device, if you are already sending PGP messages from
and receiving PGP messages on your computer. The
PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices supports
OpenPGP messages and, if your BlackBerry device is
integrated with an account that uses BlackBerry
Enterprise Server Version 4.1.2 or later, PGP/MIME
messages.
PGP Support Package for BlackBerry
devices prerequisites
• Verify that you have installed the BlackBerry®
Desktop Software on your computer. The installer
for the PGP® Support Package for BlackBerry
devices uses components from the BlackBerry
Device Software.
• Verify that you have installed and configured the
PGP Universal™ Satellite or PGP Desktop client
on your computer. Refer to the PGP
documentation to determine the correct version
for your configuration.
• Verify that you have obtained the installer for the
PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices from
PGP Corporation or an authorized PGP reseller.
• Verify that your BlackBerry Enterprise Server
supports the PGP Support Package for BlackBerry
devices.
Install the PGP Support Package for
BlackBerry devices on your computer
1. Double-click the installer for the PGP® Support
Package for BlackBerry® devices.
2. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Install the PGP Support Package for
BlackBerry devices on your
BlackBerry device
1. Connect your BlackBerry® device to your
computer.
2. On the taskbar, click Start > Programs >
BlackBerry > Desktop Manager.
3. Double-click the Application Loader icon.
4. Click Next.
5. Select the BlackBerry PGP Support Package
check box.
User Guide Supplement
6. Click Next.
7. Click Finish.
Enroll with the PGP Universal Server
1. After your BlackBerry® device has completed
enterprise activation, at the prompt, click Enroll
Now.
2. Type your email address or domain login
information.
3. Click OK.
4. Click OK again.
5. To download PGP keys from the PGP Universal™
Server, click Yes.
6. Type the pass phrase to decrypt your private key.
7. Click OK.
Related topic
Legal notice (See page 29.)
8
PGP keys
2
About PGP keys
About PGP key icons
Download a personal PGP key from the PGP Universal
Server
Download another person’s PGP key
Find PGP key information
Find PGP subkey information
PGP key information fields
Check the status of a PGP key
Download an updated PGP key
Set a PGP key to trusted
Set a PGP key to not trusted
Send a PGP key to a contact
Set options for checking the status of a PGP key
Use the common name when adding a PGP key to the
key store
Change the display name for a PGP key
Revoke a PGP key
Revocation reasons
Delete a PGP key
Add a contact when adding a PGP key to the key store
Set the service used to download PGP keys
About the key store
Change the key store password
Set how long your key store password is remembered
Set how frequently the revocation status is refreshed
Do not back up or restore items in the key store
Shortcuts for viewing PGP key information in the PGP
Keys screen
PGP key troubleshooting
About PGP keys
A PGP® key might contain several cryptographic keys,
including a parent key to verify signatures and one or
more subkeys to encrypt messages. PGP keys are
generated in pairs, with a public key and a private key.
A PGP public key binds the identity and the public
cryptographic information of the PGP public key user.
A PGP public key is required to verify and encrypt
messages. PGP public keys are shared and are
accessible by both message senders and recipients.
A PGP private key is required to sign and decrypt
messages. Private key information is never publicly
available.
You can generate a PGP key using the PGP Universal™
Server or PGP Desktop client. If you generate the PGP
key using the PGP Universal Server, the PGP Universal
Server signs the key to verify that the key is trusted.
A PGP key might also contain an X.509 certificate,
which is used to verify and encrypt Secure
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)
messages. If you use the PGP Universal Server and you
have installed the S/MIME Support Package for
BlackBerry devices, you can use these certificates to
send and receive S/MIME messages through the PGP
Universal Server. Certificates that you obtain from
PGP keys are stored in the key store and appear in the
Certificates screen.
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