> Source: [sk131112](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk131112)

# sk131112 - "defaultCert cannot be validated - Could not retrieve CRL" log entry in SmartView Tracker every few hours

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk131112 |
| Date Created | 2018-07-14 |
| Last Modified | 2018-07-16 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * See the following mail alerts every few hours:  
  keyinst daemon snmptrap scheme::NA Validation log::Certificate defaultCert cannot be validated. Reason::Could not retrieve CRL. DN::CN= VPN Certificate,O= \^Instruction::If this log persists, contact the CA administrator. fw_subproduct:VPN-1 vpn_feature_name:IKE product:VPN-1 FireWall-1 product_family:Network  
* VPN works fine. No other issues detected.

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