> Source: [sk113744](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk113744)

# sk113744 - "Certificate revoked" or "Certificate Expired" error when trying to login to SmartConsole

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk113744 |
| Date Created | 2016-10-06 |
| Last Modified | 2024-12-08 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | SmartConsole |
| Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Login to the Security Management server via R80 SmartConsole fails with error: `"Certificate revoked"` or `"certificate expired"`.
* Get the Serial number of the SIC certificate by running: `"cpopenssl pkcs12 -in $CPDIR/conf/sic_cert.p12 -nokeys -nomacver -passin pass: | cpopenssl x509 -noout -text | grep Ser"` Assuming the Serial is xxxxx, please run: `"cpca_client lscert -ser xxxxx"` Certificate's status should be in "Revoked" or "Expired" status.
* The `"cpwd_admin list"` command shows all processes are running.
* All statuses are showing X sign.

## Cause

Certificate Database inconsistencies.

## Solution

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