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title: "Revoke an Identity Device"
slug: "revoke-device"
updated: 2024-12-13T19:34:19Z
published: 2024-12-13T19:34:19Z
canonical: "docs.axiad.com/revoke-device"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.axiad.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Revoke an Identity Device

When you revoke a device, you invalidate all credentials it contains. If a credential is a certificate, the serial number is added to the Certificate Revocation List (CRL), which is maintained by the Issuing Certificate Authority (either in Axiad Conductor or in your environment, depending on how your organization is set up). Once revoked, and once the CRL service checks the CRL, you can no longer use the certificate.

> [!CAUTION]
> IMPORTANT
> 
> Revocation is final and cannot be undone.

## Revoke a Device

1. On the **My Identities** page, locate the identity device you want to revoke.
2. In the **Actions** column, click **Revoke** from the menu.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/RevokeDevice.png)

1. Once revoked, the device no longer appears on the **My Identities** page.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Depending upon your service provider's Certificate Revocation List caching refresh schedule, certificate revocations could take up to 30 days. Check with your CRL service (such as Entra ID, Okta, or Ping) or your IT administrator to validate the caching refresh schedule.