GetRevocationReason

The GetRevocationReason method returns a human-readable string specifying the reason a certificate was revoked. This call must be preceded by a successful IsValidCertificate method call.

[VB] Long GetRevocationReason(void);
[JAVA] int GetRevocationReason(void);
[C++] HRESULT GetRevocationReason(
  LONG * pReason  // out, return value
);

Parameters

[C++] pReason: Points to the return value. See Return Values.

Return Values

Returns a value specifying the reason the certificate was revoked. The value can be one of the following values (defined in WinCrypt.h).

Revocation Reason	Value
CRL_REASON_UNSPECIFIED	0
CRL_REASON_KEY_COMPROMISE	1
CRL_REASON_CA_COMPROMISE	2
CRL_REASON_AFFILIATION_CHANGED	3
CRL_REASON_SUPERSEDED	4
CRL_REASON_CESSATION_OF_OPERATION	5
CRL_REASON_CERTIFICATE_HOLD	6