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Certif. management
Options in the certificate 
management main view: 
Certificate details
Delete
Trust settings
Mark/Unmark
Help
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Exit
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In the Certificate management main view, you can see a list of authority certificates that 
have been stored in your phone. Press 
 to see a list of user certificates, if available.
Glossary: Digital certificates are used to verify the origin of browser pages and 
installed software. However, they can only be trusted if the origin of the certificate 
is known to be authentic. 
Digital certificates are needed if you:
• want to connect to an online bank or another site or remote server for actions that 
involve transferring confidential information, or
 Glossary: 
Authority certificates are 
used by some services, 
such as banking services, 
for checking signatures or 
server certificates or other 
authority certificates.
• want to minimise the risk of viruses or other malicious software and be sure of the 
authenticity of software when downloading and installing software.
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 browser gateway or a server when the 
signature and the period of validity of a browser gateway or server certificate have been 
checked. 
You will be notified on the phone’s display:
• if the identity of the browser server or gateway is not authentic or 
• if you do not have the correct security certificate in your phone.