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Retire Keys

Retiring or revoking a key means the key will no longer be valid after this operation, and the credentials that are associated with that key will expire.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Services and Server Configurations tab on the main menu.
2. Verify that the CA Strong Authentication tab in the submenu is active.
3. Under the Key Management section, click the Credential Key Management link to display the Credential Key Management Configuration page.
4. You can retire an active or expired key.
   • To retire an active key:

     In the Active Configurations section, click the <Configuration Name> link of the key, whose validity you want to extend.

   • To retire an expired key:

     In the Retired and Expired Configurations section, click the <Configuration Name> link of the expired key, whose validity you want to extend.

   The Credential Key Management Configuration page appears.

5. Choose the Retire option.
6. Click Retire.