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# Revoke a client certificate

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You can revoke a client certificate you previously generated with the default [Cloudflare-managed CA](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/client-certificates/).

It is not possible to permanently delete client certificates generated with the default Cloudflare-managed CA. Once revoked, these client certificates will still be listed on the [**Client Certificates** ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/:zone/ssl-tls/client-certificates) page, and can be restored at any time.

## Steps

1. In the Cloudflare dashboard, go to the **Client Certificates** page.  
[Go to **Client Certificates** ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/:zone/ssl-tls/client-certificates)
2. Select the certificate you want to revoke.
3. Select **Revoke** and confirm the operation.

Important

After revoking a certificate, you must update any mTLS rules that check for the presence of a client certificate so that they block all requests that include a revoked certificate.

For more information, refer to [Check for revoked certificates](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api-shield/security/mtls/configure/#check-for-revoked-certificates).

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