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nameRevoke CA/SA
  1. In AWB, select the CA/SA to be revoked by highlighting it.

  2. Select Tools > Revoke Authority and select the revocation reason from the sub-menu.

  3. In the Signature dialog box, enter the PIN code. See Sign tasks in Certificate Manager for more information.

Revocation reasons

The available revocation reasons depends on the type of CA/SA and the current state of the CA/SA. The following table shows the available reasons and how a reason can be changed.

Current CA state and type

New state or reasons

Active CA

All reasons except On Hold

Active CA with external key

All reasons including On Hold

On Hold CA with external key

Reinstate or all reasons except On Hold

Revoked CA, Affiliation Changed, Superseded or Cessation of Operation

Key-, CA- or AA Compromise

Revoked CA, CA- or AA Compromise

Key Compromise

Revoked CA, Key Compromise

None

The On Hold reason can only be set on a CA with external key.

Not all reason codes are available for Signing Authorities, for example, CaCompromise and AACompromise.

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