Nokia X3 00 - Browser security

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Browser security

Security features may be required for some services, such as banking services or

online shopping. For such connections you need security certificates and possibly a

security module, which may be available on your SIM card. For more information,

contact your service provider.
To view or change the security module settings, or to view a list of authority or user

certificates downloaded to your device, select

Menu

>

Settings

>

Security

>

Security module sett.

,

Authority certificates

, or

User certificates

.

Important: Even if the use of certificates makes the risks involved in remote

connections and software installation considerably smaller, they must be used

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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.