> Source: [sk150552](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk150552)

# sk150552 - "The referred entity does not exist in the Certificate authority" error when editing Management Server object

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk150552 |
| Date Created | 2019-04-08 |
| Last Modified | 2022-06-14 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * When editing Security Management Server object and then clicking OK, the `"The referred entity does not exist in the Certificate authority"` error appears in SmartConsole.

* FWM debug per [sk86186](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk86186) shows:

  ```
  
  [FWM PID]@gw[DATE TIME] got command :revoke-pki-ca-cert on session 0x1ae05730
  [FWM PID]@gw[DATE TIME] fwm_cpmi_command_handler: Command set=
   (
    :type (command)
    :subject (revoke-pki-ca-cert)
    :body (body
    :certname (defaultCert)
    :objname (XXX)
    :dn ("CN=XXXXXXXXX Certificate,O=XXXXXXXXX")
    :database ()
    :db_open_id (0x5CAE3104)
   )
   :no-reply (false)
   :seq (118)
   )
  ```

*

  ```
  [Expert@MGMT:0]# cpca_client lscert -stat Valid -kind IKE -dn 'XXXXXXXXX'
  Operation succeeded. rc=0.
  0 certs found.
  ```

## Cause

During update of the Security Management Server object, the FWM process asks CA to revoke some certificate. However, this certificate does not exist in the Certificate Authority database.

The certificate (that does not exist) is defined for an unknown reason on the Management Server object.

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