> Source: [sk163652](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk163652)

# sk163652 - "Cannot create a certificate: A Certificate with the same name already exists" error when trying to establish SIC 

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk163652 |
| Date Created | 2019-12-04 |
| Last Modified | 2019-12-05 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, SmartConsole |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- When trying to establish SIC with a Check Point object from SmartConsole / SmartDashboard, you see the following error:  
`"Cannot create a certificate: A Certificate with the same name already exists"`

## Cause

There was a previous attempt to add this object using the same hostname from SmartConsole / SmartDashboard. The SIC certificate was already created and it exists in the certificate repository.

## Solution

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