Revoke a Certificate

Revoke an issued Certificate.

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Code sample

GoJavaPython

To authenticate to CA Service, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	privateca "cloud.google.com/go/security/privateca/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/security/privateca/apiv1/privatecapb"
)

// Revoke an issued certificate. Once revoked, the certificate will become invalid
// and will expire post its lifetime.
func revokeCertificate(
	w io.Writer,
	projectId string,
	location string,
	caPoolId string,
	certId string) error {
	// projectId := "your_project_id"
	// location := "us-central1"		// For a list of locations, see: https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service/docs/locations.
	// caPoolId := "ca-pool-id"			// The CA Pool id in which the certificate exists.
	// certId := "certificate"			// A unique name for the certificate.

	ctx := context.Background()
	caClient, err := privateca.NewCertificateAuthorityClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewCertificateAuthorityClient creation failed: %w", err)
	}
	defer caClient.Close()

	fullCertName := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/caPools/%s/certificates/%s", projectId, location,
		caPoolId, certId)

	// Create the RevokeCertificateRequest and specify the appropriate revocation reason.
	// See https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/security/privateca/apiv1/privatecapb#RevokeCertificateRequest.
	req := &privatecapb.RevokeCertificateRequest{
		Name:   fullCertName,
		Reason: privatecapb.RevocationReason_PRIVILEGE_WITHDRAWN,
	}

	_, err = caClient.RevokeCertificate(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("RevokeCertificate failed: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Certificate %s revoked", certId)

	return nil
}

To authenticate to CA Service, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.api.core.ApiFuture;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.Certificate;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateName;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.RevocationReason;
import com.google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.RevokeCertificateRequest;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;

public class RevokeCertificate {

  public static void main(String[] args)
      throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    // location: For a list of locations, see:
    // https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service/docs/locations
    // poolId: Id for the CA pool which contains the certificate.
    // certificateName: Name of the certificate to be revoked.
    String project = "your-project-id";
    String location = "ca-location";
    String poolId = "ca-pool-id";
    String certificateName = "certificate-name";
    revokeCertificate(project, location, poolId, certificateName);
  }

  // Revoke an issued certificate. Once revoked, the certificate will become invalid and will expire
  // post its lifetime.
  public static void revokeCertificate(
      String project, String location, String poolId, String certificateName)
      throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the `certificateAuthorityServiceClient.close()` method on the client to safely
    // clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (CertificateAuthorityServiceClient certificateAuthorityServiceClient =
        CertificateAuthorityServiceClient.create()) {

      // Create Certificate Name.
      CertificateName certificateNameParent =
          CertificateName.newBuilder()
              .setProject(project)
              .setLocation(location)
              .setCaPool(poolId)
              .setCertificate(certificateName)
              .build();

      // Create Revoke Certificate Request and specify the appropriate revocation reason.
      RevokeCertificateRequest revokeCertificateRequest =
          RevokeCertificateRequest.newBuilder()
              .setName(certificateNameParent.toString())
              .setReason(RevocationReason.PRIVILEGE_WITHDRAWN)
              .build();

      // Revoke certificate.
      ApiFuture<Certificate> response =
          certificateAuthorityServiceClient
              .revokeCertificateCallable()
              .futureCall(revokeCertificateRequest);
      Certificate certificateResponse = response.get();

      System.out.println("Certificate Revoked: " + certificateResponse.getName());
    }
  }
}

To authenticate to CA Service, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import google.cloud.security.privateca_v1 as privateca_v1


def revoke_certificate(
    project_id: str,
    location: str,
    ca_pool_name: str,
    certificate_name: str,
) -> None:
    """
    Revoke an issued certificate. Once revoked, the certificate will become invalid and will expire post its lifetime.

    Args:
        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
        location: location you want to use. For a list of locations, see: https://cloud.google.com/certificate-authority-service/docs/locations.
        ca_pool_name: name for the CA pool which contains the certificate.
        certificate_name: name of the certificate to be revoked.
    """

    caServiceClient = privateca_v1.CertificateAuthorityServiceClient()

    # Create Certificate Path.
    certificate_path = caServiceClient.certificate_path(
        project_id, location, ca_pool_name, certificate_name
    )

    # Create Revoke Certificate Request and specify the appropriate revocation reason.
    request = privateca_v1.RevokeCertificateRequest(
        name=certificate_path, reason=privateca_v1.RevocationReason.PRIVILEGE_WITHDRAWN
    )
    result = caServiceClient.revoke_certificate(request=request)

    print("Certificate revoke result:", result)

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