Blackberry PGP - Manual (Page 15)

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2: PGP keys
Set how long your key store password
is remembered
After a password timeout occurs, you must type your
password to access private keys.
1. In the device options, click Security Options.
2. Click Key Stores.
3. Set the Private Key Password Timeout field.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
Related topics
About the key store (See page 14.)
Change the key store password (See page 14.)
Set how frequently the revocation
status is refreshed
When your BlackBerry® device stores a PGP® key
longer than the time limit specified in the Certificate
Status Expires field, your device should download a
new revocation status automatically the next time your
device uses the PGP key.
1. In the device options, click Security Options.
2. Click Key Stores.
3. Set the Certificate Status Expires After field to
the length of time that a revocation status can be
stored before your device considers the status to
be stale.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
Related topic
Check the status of a PGP key (See page 11.)
Do not back up or restore items in the
key store
The Allow Key Store Backup/Restore field determines
whether items in the key store are backed up or
restored when your BlackBerry® device is backed up or
restored. Although the keys are encrypted on your
computer, you might want to set this field to No if you
do not want your private key backed up to your
computer for security reasons.
1. In the device options, click Security Options.
2. Click Key Stores.
3. Set the Allow Key Store Backup/Restore field to
No.
4. Click the trackwheel.
5. Click Save.
Related topic
About the key store (See page 14.)
Shortcuts for viewing PGP key
information in the PGP Keys screen
To view the PGP® key label, press the Space key.
To view PGP key information, press the Enter key.
To view the security level of a private PGP key, press
the Alt key and L.
To view the serial number for a PGP key, press the Alt
key and S.
PGP key troubleshooting
I cannot download another person's PGP key from an
LDAP server
I cannot download another person's
PGP key from an LDAP server
Try performing the following actions: