Verifying a Certificate

To see whether the certificate is valid, choose it in the certificate store, follow these steps:

  1. Select the certificate from the certificate store under the Certificates tab

  2. Display the Certificates menu, and choose Verify or click the Verify icon on the toolbar above the Certificates tab.

The VPN Client displays a message indicating whether the certificate is still valid.

The following table shows the messages you might see when you check the validity of your certificate

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Message

Description

Certificate is not valid yet

The current date is prior to the certificate's valid start date. You must wait until the certificate becomes valid.

Certificate has expired

The current date is after the certificate's valid end date. You need to enroll for a new certificate.

Certificate signature is not valid

You do not have the CA certificate, or the CA certificate that you have may have expired. You might need to download or import the CA certificate.

Certificate <name> is valid

You have a working certificate enrolled.

  1. After viewing the message, click OK.



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