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3. Highlight a PGP® key.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Fetch Updated PGP Key.

View properties for a PGP key

1.

In the device options, click Security Options.

2. Click PGP keys.
3. Click a PGP® key.
4. Click View Subkey.

PGP key properties

Revocation Status:

This field displays the revocation status of the PGP® key at a specified date and time.

Trust Status:

This field displays the trust status of the PGP key. A PGP key can be explicitly trusted (the PGP key itself is trusted), implicitly trusted
(the PGP key is associated with a private key on your BlackBerry® device), or not trusted (the PGP key is not explicitly trusted and is
not associated with a trusted PGP key on your device and a chain of digital signatures to a trusted key does not exist).

Creation Date:

This field displays the date that the PGP® Universal Server generated the PGP key.

Expiration Date:

This field displays the date that the PGP Universal Server specified as the expiration date of the PGP key.

Email Address:

This field displays the email address that is associated with the PGP key. Multiple Email Address fields might appear.

Public Key Type:

This field displays the standard to which the public key complies. Your device supports RSA®, DSA and Diffie-Hellman keys.

Key Usage:

This field displays approved uses of the PGP key.

Fingerprint:

This field displays the PGP key fingerprint in hexadecimal format.

Send a PGP key

When you send a PGP® key, your BlackBerry® device sends the public key, but does not send the corresponding private key.
1.

In the device options, click Security Options.

2. Click PGP Keys.
3. Highlight a PGP key.

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