The individual making the request for certificate revocation shall
either digitally sign requests sent via email, or the individual shall
present the request in person to the RA.
Individual
Revocation Request Letter
Corporate
Revocation Request Letter
Note: Code signer certificates are not normally revoked when the code
signer departs or is no longer withthe organization. If the code signer
is suspected of having signed (intentionally or unintentionally) unapproved
code, the code signer certificate may be revoked by the RA.
The following authorized parties may request a revocation of a certificate:
• Any End Entity may request revocation of their own certificate(s)
and RAs may request revocation of any EE certificate on behalf
of the EE or other authorized party
• The ORC IA may revoke
any certificate within its domain for reasons identified in this
CPS
• Other parties may also request revocation of certificates through
a RA or LRA. The RA or LRA shall validate the credentials of the
requesting party, and the RA shall determine if the revocation request
meets the requirements of Section 4.4.1 of the ORC CPS.
If any individual has reason to believe that a certificate private
key has been compromised, that individual is required to notify an
RA or LRA of the compromise suspicion. It is the responsibility of
the RA to investigate the information and determine if certificate
revocation is warranted.
If so, the RA shall forward the revocation request along with documentation
of the reason for the request to the IA. ORC will send a written notice
and brief explanation for the revocation to the Subscriber.
If any of the following points apply to your current situation then
immediately have your certificate revoked. If
your key is compromised, report it to ORC at 1-800-816-5548, or email ecahelp@orc.com immediately.
Circumstances for Revocation
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The certificate holder requests that the
certificate be revoked. |
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The certificate holder can be shown to have violated
the subscriber obligations, including payment of any required fees. |
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The certificate holder is no longer authorized to hold
the certificate (e.g. termination of employment or change in responsibilities). |
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The information in the certificate is no longer accurate,
and therefore, identifying information needs to be changed (e.g. change
of name or privilege attributes asserted in the Subscriber's certificate
are reduced). |
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The Subscriber's employer or organization requests revocation. |
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The certificate was obtained by fraud or mistake. |
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The certificate was not correctly requested, issued,
or accepted. |
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The certificate contains incorrect information, is defective,
or creates a possibility of incorrect reliance or usage. |
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Certificate private key compromise is suspected. |
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The certificate holder fails to make a payment or other
contractual obligations related to the certificate. |
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Subscribers leaving the organizations that sponsored
their participation in the PKI shall surrender to their organization's
PKI point of contact (through any accountable mechanism) all cryptographic
hardware tokens that were issued, under the sponsoring organization,
prior to leaving the organization. The PKI point of contact shall
zeroize or destroy the token promptly upon surrender and shall protect
the token from malicious use between surrender and zeroization or
destruction. In all cases, whether software or hardware tokens are
involved, the organization shall promptly notify an RA to revoke
the certificate and attest to the disposition of the token, via a
digitally signed email. |
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ORC reserves the right to revoke any ORC ECA issued
certificate at its discretion. |