BlackBerry Bold 9790 - Browser security options

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Browser security options

If your email account uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you might not be able to change your browser security options.

User Guide

Browser

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If you change a browser security option, other applications on your BlackBerry smartphone that access a server might be
affected.

Option

Description

Permit SSL 3.0

Specify whether your browser accepts SSL connections. If you do not select this

option, your browser allows only TLS connections.

Permit Insecure Renegotiation

Specify whether your browser accepts connections to servers that allow

insecure renegotation. If you do not select this option, you might not be able to

access some websites.

Encryption Strength

Specify whether your browser only accepts and sends data that is encrypted

using 128-bit encryption. To accept and send only data that is encrypted using

128-bit encryption, change this field to Strong Only. To accept and send data

that is encrypted using 128-bit encryption or 56-bit encryption, change this field

to Allow Weak.

Digest Strength

Specify whether your browser accepts data with weak digest algorithms or

accepts only data with strong digest algorithms. The stronger the digest

algorithm is, the more secure your browsing experience is. To accept data with

weak digest algorithms, change this field to Allow Weak. To accept only data

with strong digest algorithms, change this field to Strong Only. To be prompted

to accept data with weak digest algorithms, change this field to Prompt.

Depending on the options that your administrator sets, you might not be able to

change this option.

Server Exceptions

View a list of servers that have certificate problems you have accepted. To stop

permitting a connection to a website with a certificate problem, highlight the

server exception. Press the

key > Delete.

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