Updated on 2025-11-28 GMT+08:00

Revoking a Subordinate CA

Function

This API is used to revoke a subordinate CA.

If you do not want to provide the revocation reason, set the request body to {}. Otherwise, an error will be reported.

Debugging

You can debug this API through automatic authentication in API Explorer or use the SDK sample code generated by API Explorer.

Authorization Information

Each account has all the permissions required to call all APIs, but IAM users must be assigned the required permissions.

  • If you are using role/policy-based authorization, see Permissions Policies and Supported Actions for details on the required permissions.
  • If you are using identity policy-based authorization, the following identity policy-based permissions are required.

    Action

    Access Level

    Resource Type (*: required)

    Condition Key

    Alias

    Dependencies

    pca:ca:revoke

    Write

    ca *

    g:ResourceTag/<tag-key>

    -

    -

    -

    g:EnterpriseProjectId

URI

POST /v1/private-certificate-authorities/{ca_id}/revoke

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

ca_id

Yes

String

ID of the sub-CA you want to revoke.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

User token. For details, see [Obtaining a User Token] (https://support.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/api-iam/iam_30_0001.html).

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

reason

No

String

Reason for revocation. The options are as follows:

  • UNSPECIFIED: No revocation reason is specified during revocation. The default value is used.

  • KEY_COMPROMISE: The certificate key material is disclosed.

  • CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_COMPROMISE: CA key materials may be disclosed on the issuing path.

  • AFFILIATION_CHANGED: The subject or other information in the certificate has been changed.

  • SUPERSEDED: This certificate has been replaced.

  • CESSATION_OF_OPERATION: The entity in this certificate or issuing path has ceased to operate

  • CERTIFICATE_HOLD: The certificate is invalid at present and may take effect in the future.

  • PRIVILEGE_WITHDRAWN: The certificate no longer has the permission on the attributes it declares.

  • ATTRIBUTE_AUTHORITY_COMPROMISE: The certificate authority that warrants this certificate attribute may have been compromised.

NOTE:

Note: If you do not want to provide the revocation reason, set the request body to "{}". Otherwise, an error will be reported. UNSPECIFIED is the default value.

Response Parameters

Status code: 204

Request succeeded, but no response body returned.

Status code: 400

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

Minimum: 3

Maximum: 36

error_msg

String

Error message

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 1024

Status code: 401

Table 5 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

Minimum: 3

Maximum: 36

error_msg

String

Error message

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 1024

Status code: 403

Table 6 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

Minimum: 3

Maximum: 36

error_msg

String

Error message

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 1024

Status code: 404

Table 7 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

Minimum: 3

Maximum: 36

error_msg

String

Error message

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 1024

Status code: 500

Table 8 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code

Minimum: 3

Maximum: 36

error_msg

String

Error message

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 1024

Example Requests

When you call this API, a token with the permission to use this API is mandatory for the X-Auth-Token field.

POST https://ccm.cn-north-4.myhuaweicloud.com/v1/private-certificate-authorities/6434f74f-2d13-4e6a-89eb-93ee313f1a43/revoke

{
  "reason" : "KEY_COMPROMISE"
}

Example Responses

Status code: 400

Invalid request parameters.

{
  "error_code" : "PCA.XXX",
  "error_msg" : "XXX"
}

Status code: 401

Token required for the requested page.

{
  "error_code" : "PCA.XXX",
  "error_msg" : "XXX"
}

Status code: 403

Authentication failed.

{
  "error_code" : "PCA.XXX",
  "error_msg" : "XXX"
}

Status code: 404

No resources available or found.

{
  "error_code" : "PCA.XXX",
  "error_msg" : "XXX"
}

Status code: 500

Internal service error.

{
  "error_code" : "PCA.XXX",
  "error_msg" : "XXX"
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

204

Request succeeded, but no response body returned.

400

Invalid request parameters.

401

Token required for the requested page.

403

Authentication failed.

404

No resources available or found.

500

Internal service error.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.