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# sk14532 - "fwm sic_reset" command on Security Management fails with "There are IKE Certificates that were generated by the internal Certificate Authority"

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk14532 |
| Date Created | 2002-09-24 |
| Last Modified | 2026-07-29 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * The `fwm sic_reset` command on Security Management server fails with error messages:

  * `There are IKE Certificates that were generated by the internal Certificate Authority. Please remove them (using the Policy Editor) so that the internal Certificate Authority can be destroyed.`
  * `SIC Reset operation could not be completed.`
* VPN certificate renew is failing with error "BAD certificate"

## Cause

IKE certificates generated by the Internal Certificate Authority need to be removed ***before*** `fwm sic_reset` can be executed.

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