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Updated on 2023-10-20 GMT+08:00
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Canceling Authorization for Privacy Information

This topic describes how to cancel the authorization for privacy information.

After a user applies for a certificate, the user can cancel authorization for privacy information when the certificate is not being approved (that is, the certificate is not in the Pending domain name verification, Pending organization verification, To be issued, or CA verifying (domain name addition) state).

Once you revoke the authorization, Huawei Cloud will not store your information. The contact name, phone number, email address, and organization details will be deleted.

Prerequisites

  • You have applied for a certificate.
  • The certificate is not being approved (that is, the certificate is not in the Pending domain name verification, Pending organization verification, To be issued, or CA verifying (domain name addition) state).

Constraints

  • Canceling authorization for privacy information is not allowed when the certificate is in any of the following statuses: Pending domain name verification, Pending organization verification, To be issued, or CA verifying (domain name addition).
  • All privacy information of the certificate cannot be restored once the authorization is canceled. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > Cloud Certificate Management Service. The service console is displayed.
  3. In the navigation pane, choose SSL Certificate Manager > SSL Certificates.
  4. Click the name of the target certificate. The certificate details page is displayed.
  5. At the bottom of the certificate details page, find the configuration item Privacy Authorization.

    Figure 1 Privacy authorization

  6. Disable privacy authorization.
  7. In the displayed Cancel Authorization for Privacy Information dialog box, click Submit.

    If the message Authorization for privacy information canceled successfully is displayed, the operation is successful.

    In this way, your privacy information will not be displayed on the Applicant/Organization Information page.