> Source: [sk180279](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk180279)

# sk180279 - "Certificate expired" error when connecting with SmartConsole to the Management Server

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk180279 |
| Date Created | 2022-11-28 |
| Last Modified | 2023-01-26 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, SmartConsole, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * When trying to connect to the Security Management Server through SmartConsole, "*Certificate expired*" error shows.

* After implementing [sk113744: "Certificate revoked" or "Certificate Expired" error when trying to login to SmartConsole](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk113744)?,
  the same error still shows.

* After doing the "Debug of SmartConsole R8x embedded SmartDashboard" according to 
  [sk112334: How to debug SmartConsole / SmartDashboard](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk112334), the output of *ScTderror.log* shows:   


  `"fwValidateCert:certificate - O="`" notBefore: [date, time] Local Time notAfter: [date, time] Local Time now: [date, time] Local Time".

* Able to connect through Web SmartConsole but not through GUI SmartConsole.

## Cause

The expired ICA certificate of the Management Server is installed on the SmartConsole client computer, and it is pushed directly to SmartConsole.

## Solution

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