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Depending on the amount of storage space available, you might not be able to encrypt files on your smartphone or on your
media card.
You can set encryption to include or exclude your contacts. If you turn on encryption for contacts and you receive a call when
your smartphone is locked, the encrypted contact information doesn't appear on the screen.
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Encryption.
3. To encrypt data and files on your smartphone, in the Device Memory section, select the Encrypt checkbox.
4. To encrypt files that are stored on a media card, in the Media Card section, select the Encrypt checkbox and do one of the
following:
• To encrypt files using an encryption key that your smartphone generates, change the Mode field to Device Key.
• To encrypt files using your smartphone password, change the Mode field to Device Password.
• To encrypt files using an encryption key and your smartphone password, change the Mode field to Device Password &
Device Key
.
5.
Press the key > Save.
To stop encrypting data and files on your smartphone, in the Device Memory section, clear the Encrypt checkbox. To stop
encrypting files on your media card, in the Media Card section, clear the Encrypt checkbox.
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Set encryption strength
If encryption of data that is stored on your BlackBerry smartphone is turned on, you can set the strength of the encryption that
your smartphone uses to protect data that you receive when your smartphone is locked with a password.
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Encryption.
3. Change the Strength field.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Use a certificate to encrypt the encryption keys on your smartphone
To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more
information, contact your administrator.
If you have encryption for data that is stored on your BlackBerry smartphone turned on and your smart card reader supports
this feature, you might be able to use a certificate from the smart card to encrypt the encryption keys on your smartphone.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Encryption.
3. Select the Two-factor Protection checkbox.
4.
Press the key > Save.
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