Nokia N900 - Connection security

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Connection security

Data transmission between your device and a web server is

encrypted if the secure server information banner is

displayed. The security information includes the address of

the website and the verification.
View security information for a website

Open the menu, and select

Details

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Security certificates may be required for some services, such

as banking services. You are notified if the identity of the

server is not authentic or if you do not have the correct

security certificate in your device.

Important: 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. Certificates

have a restricted lifetime. If "Expired certificate" or

"Certificate not valid yet" is shown, even if the certificate

should be valid, check that the current date and time in your

device are correct.
Before changing any certificate settings, you must make sure

that you really trust the owner of the certificate and that the

certificate really belongs to the listed owner.