Unable to open email attachments that have been encrypted with Notes Native Encryption

Article ID: KB31043

Type: Support Content

Last Modified: 04-19-2013

 

Product(s) Affected:

  • BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino
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  • BlackBerry Enterprise Server Lotus Domino 5.0 to 5.0 SP3
  • BlackBerry 7.0 to 7.1
  • DT 3373721
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When a BlackBerry smartphone user receives an email with an attachment that is encrypted with Lotus Notes Native Encryption, the smartphone may not be to view the attachment.

When an attempt is made to view the attachment, a red clock is displayed and the attachment cannot be viewed.

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Under the Email Messaging Policy Group the Native Notes Encryption password timeout IT Policy has been set to 0.

This will set the Notes Native Encryption password caching to be disabled.

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This is a previously reported issue that is being investigated by our development team. No resolution time frame is currently available.
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Set an IT Policy value that allows the device to cache the Notes Native Encryption password.

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