Blackberry PRD-09695-004 Technical Overview - Page 5

New in this release Feature proximity authentication two-factor content protection configuration of a secure pairing PIN Description Proximity authentication is an authentication method that permits a user to unlock a BlackBerry® device using a BlackBerry device password and a BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader when the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is located within Bluetooth® technology range of the BlackBerry device. Proximity authentication does not require the user to have a smart card. Two-factor content protection requires a BlackBerry device password, a smart card, and an authentication certificate that is stored on a BlackBerry device to protect the content protection key. You can configure the length of a secure pairing PIN and use alphanumeric characters in the secure pairing PIN. 5