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Troubleshooting

Sometimes, the receiver has difficulty opening the encrypted message. The three most likely sources of problems in this area are:

  • untrusted root CAs
  • intermediate CAs that can't be validated
  • CRLs that are not available or accessible

Untrusted CAs

In case you have untrusted root or intermediate CAs, verify the certificate chain and import/distribute the required verified CA certificates.

Verify Certificate Revocation List Chain

A certificate is by default invalid if the CRL (Delta-CRL) verification fails. This can happen due to:

  • CRL not retrievable (e.g. wrong configuration or CRL server not reachable)
  • CRL or Delta-CRL not renewed/updated within the defined time frame
  • Check if you can retrieve the certificate revocation lists from the URL indicated in the known URL or the certificate itself with the following:
certutil -urlfetch -verify <FilenameOfCertificate> or 
certutil -URL <URL or FilenameOfCertificate>
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