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# sk123016 -  Getting a certificate from local SCEP failed with errors

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk123016 |
| Date Created | 2018-03-05 |
| Last Modified | 2018-03-05 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- Getting a certificate from local SCEP failed with error message: "The communication with the Certificate Authority Server has failed. Note: The SCEP protocol, which is used to communicate with the Certificate Authority Server, might have sent a long http GET request. Some application layer security devices block such requests and if such a device is present in the network, this could be the reason for the failure."

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