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When and How to Revoke Your Digital ID Certificate
NRC's VeriSign issued certificates automatically expire after one
year unless they are renewed. Even when a person renews their digital Id
certificate a new certificate is actually issued. If documents are encrypted
with one certificate they must be unencrypted with the same certificate even
if it has expired. The certificate issued from a renewal request is actually
a new and different from the old certificate and therefore has a different
encryption key.
A digital id certificate can be revoked by either the owner or an NRC VeriSign
certificates administrator. A certificate owner should revoke his or her
certificate immediately, if he or she has reason to believe the certificate
may have been compromised. Owners should also revoke their digital certificates
when they change jobs or no longer have need for their digital certificates.
The owner must remember and use the Challenge Phrase which he or she chose
during the certificate enrollment process in order to revoke his or her digital
certificate. To revoke your digital ID go to the NRC's
Digital ID Center and choose the "REVOKE" option.
For more detailed instructions including screen shots for revoking a digital
ID see Appendix G of NRC's Digital IDs Guide  .
The NRC Digital Certificates Administrator will revoke digital certificates
for users upon request. To request that a digital certificate be revoked
send an email to: DigitalIDHelp@nrc.gov. In this email provide the user's
name, email address, and phone number. Also include the expiration date of
the certificate
to be deleted.
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