Security certificates
For some WAP services, such as banking services, you need a security certificate. Using the certificate
can help you to improve the security of connections between your phone and a WAP gateway or WAP
server, if the
Connection security
option is set to
On
.
You can download the certificate from a WAP page if the WAP service supports the use of security
certificates. After the download, you can view the certificate and then save or delete it. If you save the
certificate, it is added to the list of certificates in the phone.
You can only be sure that a WAP gateway or WAP server is the one it claims to be after its identity has
been checked against the corresponding certificate in the phone.
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You will see a note on the phone display if the identity of the WAP server or WAP gateway cannot be
verified, the WAP server or WAP gateway certificate is not authentic, or if you do not have the correct
certificate in your phone.
To view the list of security certificates:
1. In the
Services
menu, scroll to
Settings
and press
(
Select
).
2. Scroll to
Security certificates
and press
(
Select
).
Security icon
If the security icon (
) is displayed during a WAP connection, the data transmission between the
phone and the WAP gateway or WAP server is encrypted and secure. The WAP gateway or WAP server is
identified by the
IP address
(if the bearer is Data) or
Service number
(if the bearer is USSD) setting in
Connection settings
.
However, the security icon does not indicate that the data transmission between the gateway and the
content server (place where the requested resource is stored) is secure. It is up to the service provider
to secure the data transmission between the gateway and the content server.
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