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Loss/Deletion of Digital ID Certificates

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I accidentally deleted my Digital ID Certificate from my hard drive. What can I do to recover?
My hard drive crashed. Is there any way to recover my Digital ID Certificate?
How do I delete my Digital ID Certificate?

I accidentally deleted my Digital ID Certificate from my hard drive. What can I do to recover?

Once your digital ID certificate and key files have been deleted, damaged or overwritten, there is no way to reactivate your digital ID certificate. If you have a backup copy of your digital ID certificate, you can import it back onto your PC. If you don’t have a backup, you will first need to revoke your digital ID certificate and then enroll for a new one. Instructions for this are provided at the NRC website: Obtain a Digital ID Certificate.

My hard drive crashed. Is there any way to recover my Digital ID Certificate?

A hard drive crash usually deletes all key pair and Digital ID files in your computer. Once these files have been lost, there is no way to reactivate the digital ID certificate. If you have a backup copy of your digital ID certificate, you can import it back onto your PC. If you don’t have a backup, you will first need to revoke your Digital ID and then enroll for a new one. Instructions for this are provided at the NRC website: Obtain a Digital ID Certificate.

How do I delete my Digital ID Certificate?

Instructions for revoking and deleting your digital ID certificate are provided at the NRC website: Obtain a Digital ID Certificate.

To revoke a digital ID certificate means to change the status of this certificate to “REVOKED” in a centrally maintained database of certificates. In other words this certificate is added to the Certificate Revocation List (CRL). The CRL is a list of digital ID certificates that have been revoked before their scheduled expiration date.

To delete a digital ID certificate means to remove a copy of a digital ID certificate from a computer using browser software. See instructions for viewing your digital ID certificate in order to delete the certificate from your PC’s browser.