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• want to minimize the risk of viruses or other malicious software and

be sure of the authenticity of software when downloading and

installing software.

Glossary: Authority certificates are used by some WAP services, such as

banking services, for checking signatures or server certificates or other

authority certificates.

Important: Note, however, that 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.

Glossary: User certificates are issued to users by a Certifying Authority.

Viewing certificate details - checking authenticity

You can only be sure of the correct identity of a WAP gateway or a server

when the signature and the period of validity of a WAP gateway or server

certificate have been checked.

You will be notified on the phone’s display

• if the identity of the WAP server or gateway is not authentic or

• if you do not have the correct security certificate in your phone.

To check certificate details, scroll to a certificate and select Options→

Certificate details. When you open certificate details, Certificate

management checks the validity of the certificate and one of the

following notes may appear:

• Certificate not trusted - You have not set any application to use the

certificate. For more information, see the next section ‘Changing the

trust settings of an authority certificate’.

• Expired certificate - The period of validity has ended for the selected

certificate.

• Certificate not valid yet - The period of validity has not yet begun for