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## Revocations
When the owner of a certificate wants to invalidate some components of that certificate, or the entire certificate, they can do so by "revoking" the component in question. Revoking the primary key renders the entire certificate invalid.
When a certificate owner needs to invalidate certain components of their certificate, or even the entire certificate, they accomplish this through "revocation." Revoking the primary key renders the entire certificate invalid.
More on revoking components of a certificate in {ref}`self-revocations`.
Notably, revocations are not the only means by which components can become invalid. Other factors, such as the passing of a component's expiration time, can also render components invalid.
Note that there are other ways besides revocations in which components can become invalid. For example, the component's expiration time may have passed.
For more detailed information on revoking specific components of a certificate, see the section on {ref}`self-revocations`.
## Third-party (identity) certifications