Blackberry Bold 5 User Manual

About SIM card securityYou can protect your SIM card with a PIN code to add another level of security to your  BlackBerry® device. If you lock your SIM card with a PIN
code, other people cannot use their SIM card in your device. Before you can use your SIM card in another device, you must type the PIN code.
Protect your SIM card with a PIN code To obtain your SIM card PIN code, contact your wireless service provider.
Note:   If you type the SIM card PIN code incorrectly three times, your SIM card does...

Security
Security basics
About the device password If you type your BlackBerry® device password incorrectly, you might be prompted to type  blackberry before you can continue. When you try
to type your password again, the characters that you type appear on the screen.
If you exceed the number of allowed password attempts, your device deletes all your device data for security reasons.
Set a device password 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Password .
3. Set the...

To unlock the keyboard, press the Lock key again. If you have set a device password and the security timeout has exceeded, you are prompted
to type your password.
Lock your device when you insert it in the holster 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Password .
3. Change the  Lock Handheld Upon Holstering  field to Yes.
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Save.
Set a limit for device password attempts 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2....

Password keeper
About the password keeper Use the password keeper to store all your passwords in one place. The password keeper is designed to protect your passwords with a password
keeper password. When you type this password, the password keeper decrypts your passwords.
You can also use the password keeper to generate random passwords that contain numbers, letters, and symbols.
Add a password to the password keeper 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Password Keeper  icon....

View a password in the password keeperIn the password keeper, click a password.
Change a password in the password keeper 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Password Keeper  icon.
2. Highlight a password.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Open.
5. Change the password information.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
Hide passwords in the password keeper 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Password Keeper  icon.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click...

Change the password keeper password1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Password Keeper  icon.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Change Password .
Copy a password 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Password Keeper  icon.
2. Highlight a password.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Copy Username  or Copy Password .
To clear the clipboard, press the  Menu key. Click  Clear Clipboard .
Note:   Passwords are not encrypted when they are on the...

You can set encryption to include or exclude your contacts. If you turn on encryption for contacts and you receive a call when your device is
locked, the caller name does not appear on the screen.
If you use a smart card certificate for authentication, depending on the smart card, you might also be able to use one of your smart card
certificates to provide two-factor encryption. In order to access the encrypted content, you must provide your device password and also connect
your device to your smart card...

Set encryption strengthIf encryption of data in the device memory is turned on, you can set the strength of the encryption that your  BlackBerry® device uses to protect
data that you receive when your device is locked.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Security Options .
3. Click  Encryption .
4. Set the  Strength field.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Save.
Use a certificate to encrypt the encryption keys on your device To perform this task, your email account...

4. Highlight a service.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Regenerate Encryption Key .
Memory cleaning
About memory cleaning Memory cleaning is designed to delete sensitive data from the temporary memory on your BlackBerry® device. Examples of sensitive data
include sensitive data in the cache for the key store browser, unencrypted data from email messages, LDAP authentication passwords, and
data from certificate and key searches.
When memory cleaning is turned on, the memory cleaning application is...

• To change how long your device waits after you stop using it before it deletes sensitive data, change the Idle Timeout field.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
Delete sensitive application data from the temporary device memory 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Security Options .
3. Click  Advanced Security Options .
4. Click  Memory Cleaning .
5. In the  Registered Cleaners  section, click an application.
6. Perform one of the following actions: • To delete...