Patent ID: 9083699
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for handling on an electronic device a secure message to be sent from the electronic device to an intended recipient, the method comprising: receiving data at the electronic device about at least one of a security key or certificate associated with the intended recipient; using the received data to perform a check with respect to using the at least one of the security key or certificate associated with the intended recipient to send the secure message to the intended recipient, wherein the performed check determines whether at least one certificate or security key for the intended recipient can be located, wherein an issue exists due to the check; and providing, via a user interface on the electronic device, information describing the issue and at least one potential action for resolving the issue, wherein the information describing the issue that is provided includes that the intended recipient's certificate or security key was not located, wherein the at least one potential action for resolving the issue comprises one or more of the following: (i) opening a certificate search application to identify a certificate for the intended recipient, or (ii) manually selecting a certificate to use for the intended recipient from a list of all allowed certificates.