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# sk103886 - When trying to renew 3rd Party certificate from IPsec repository, error received "Certificate with same DN ( Domain Name ) already exists on XXXX"

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk103886 |
| Date Created | 2015-01-01 |
| Last Modified | 2022-01-20 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- When trying to renew 3rd Party certificate (which has same DN as previous certificate) from IPsec repository, error received "Certificate with same DN already exists on XXXX"

## Cause

Check Point code doesn't allow for the IPsec repository to have two 3rd party certificates with the same DN ( Domain Name ).

## Solution

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