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The GetRevocationReason method returns a human-readable string specifying the reason a certificate was revoked. This call must be preceded by a successful IsValidCertificate method call.
[VB] Long GetRevocationReason(void); [JAVA] int GetRevocationReason(void); [C++] HRESULT GetRevocationReason( LONG * pReason // out, return value );
Parameters
- [C++] pReason
- Points to the return value. See Return Values.
Return Values
Returns a value specifying the reason the certificate was revoked. The value can be one of the following values (defined in WinCrypt.h).
| Revocation Reason | Value |
|---|---|
| CRL_REASON_UNSPECIFIED | 0 |
| CRL_REASON_KEY_COMPROMISE | 1 |
| CRL_REASON_CA_COMPROMISE | 2 |
| CRL_REASON_AFFILIATION_CHANGED | 3 |
| CRL_REASON_SUPERSEDED | 4 |
| CRL_REASON_CESSATION_OF_OPERATION | 5 |
| CRL_REASON_CERTIFICATE_HOLD | 6 |