Nokia 6020 User Manual

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Nokia 6020 User Guide

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Change module PIN

—Change the module PIN, if allowed by the security module.

Enter the current module PIN code; then enter the new code twice.

Change signing PIN

—Select the signing PIN that you want to change. Enter the

current PIN code; then enter the new code twice.

Certificates

There are three kinds of certificates:

Server certificates—Used by the device to create a connection with improved
security to the content server. The device receives the server certificate from the
service provider before the connection is established, and its validity is checked
using the authority certificates saved in the device. Server certificates are not saved.

The security indicator

is displayed during a connection if the data transmission

between the device and the content server is encrypted.

The security icon does not indicate that the data transmission between the gateway
and the content server (or place where the requested resource is stored) is secure.
The service provider secures the data transmission between the gateway and the
content server.

Authority certificates—Used by some services, such as banking services, for
checking the validity of other certificates. Authority certificates can either be
saved in the security module by the service provider, or they can be downloaded
from the network if the service supports the use of authority certificates.

User certificates—Issued to users by a certifying authority. User certificates are
required (for example, to create a digital signature). They associate the user with
a specific private key in a security module.

Important: Even if the use of certificates makes the risks involved in
remote connections and software installation considerably smaller, they
must be used correctly in order to benefit from increased security. The
existence of a certificate does not offer any protection by itself; the
certificate manager must contain correct, authentic, or trusted certificates
for increased security to be available. Certificates have a restricted
lifetime. If

Expired certificate

or

Certificate not valid yet

are shown, even

if the certificate should be valid, verify that the current date and time in
your device are correct.

Before changing any certificate settings, you must make sure that you trust the
owner of the certificate and that the certificate belongs to the listed owner.

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