BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Glossary

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Glossary

ADN

An abbreviated dialing number (ADN) is a short telephone number, such as 911 or 112, that is used to reach public
services.

APN

access point name

BCC

blind carbon copy

BlackBerry enabled device

A BlackBerry enabled device is a device with BlackBerry® Connect™ software, a device with BlackBerry® Built-In™ software,
or a device that is running the BlackBerry® Application Suite. BlackBerry enabled devices provide users with access to
BlackBerry device applications and BlackBerry services.

BlackBerry MDS

BlackBerry® Mobile Data System

CC

carbon copy

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

certificate

A certificate is a digital document that binds the identity and public key of a certificate subject. Each certificate has an
corresponding private key that is stored separately. A certificate authority signs the certificate to indicate that it is
authentic and can be trusted.

CMIME

Compressed Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

CRL

certificate revocation list

CRL server

A BlackBerry® device uses a CRL server to check the most recently published revocation status of a certificate. Certificate
authorities publish certificate revocation lists on CRL servers.

DNS

Domain Name System

DSA

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Digital Signature Algorithm

DSML

Directory Service Markup Language

DSML-enabled server

A BlackBerry® device uses a DSML-enabled server to search for and download certificates.

EAP-FAST

Extensible Authentication Protocol Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling

EAP-SIM

Extensible Authentication Protocol Subscriber Identity Module

EAP-TLS

Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security

EAP-TTLS

Extensible Authentication Protocol Tunneled Transport Layer Security

ECC

Elliptic Curve Cryptography

FDN

Fixed Dialing Number

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standards

GAN

generic access network

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications®

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IMSI

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

IP

Internet Protocol

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LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

LDAP-enabled server

A BlackBerry® device uses an LDAP-enabled server to search for and download certificates and PGP® keys.

LED

light-emitting diode

mass storage mode

Mass storage mode enables users to transfer files between a media card and their computer when they connect their
BlackBerry device to their computer.

MCC

mobile country code

MMS

Multimedia Messaging Service

MNC

mobile network code

MTP

Media Transfer Protocol

OCSP

Online Certificate Status Protocol

OCSP server

A BlackBerry® device uses an OCSP server to check the revocation status of a certificate on demand.

PEAP

Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol

personal certificate

A personal certificate is a certificate that a certificate authority assigns to a user.

personal PGP key

A personal PGP® key is made up of a PGP public key and PGP private key for a user.

PIN

personal identification number

private key

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A private key is a key that only the certificate subject can use. Private key information is not distributed publically.
BlackBerry® devices use private keys to sign email messages or PIN messages that users send and to decrypt email
messages that users receive.

public key

A public key is a key that people other than the certificate subject can use. BlackBerry® devices use public keys to encrypt
email messages or PIN messages that users send to certificate subjects and to verify the signature on email messages or
PIN messages that users receive from certificate subjects.

root certificate

A root certificate is a self-signed certificate and usually belongs to a certificate authority.

RTSP

Real Time Streaming Protocol

R-UIM

Removable User Identity Module

SAN

subject alternative name

SDN

A service dialing number (SDN) is a number that is preloaded on your SIM card by your wireless service provider that you
can use to access information about your device service, such as the current call forwarding status.

SHA

Secure Hash Algorithm

SIM

Subscriber Identity Module

S/MIME

Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

SMS

Short Message Service

SMSC

Short Message Service Center

SSID

service set identifier

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

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TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TLS

Transport Layer Security

Triple DES

Triple Data Encryption Standard

TTY

teletype

VPN

virtual private network

WAN

wide area network

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy

WML

Wireless Markup Language

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access

WTLS

Wireless Transport Layer Security

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