Revocation of an issued certificate fails with error message "The data is invalid. 0x8007000d (WIN32: 13 ERROR_INVALID_DATA)".

Assume the following scenario:

• A certificate is revoked via the command line (certutil -revoke).
• The operation fails with the following error message:

ICertAdmin::RevokeCertificate: The data is invalid. 0x8007000d (WIN32: 13 ERROR_INVALID_DATA)

Sometimes it is necessary for a certificate issued by a certification authority to be withdrawn from circulation even before its expiration date. To make this possible, a certification authority keeps a revocation list. This is a signed file with a relatively short expiration date, which is used in combination with the certificate to check its validity.

Cause

The certificate is already on the revocation list.

Related links:

• Basics: Checking the revocation status of certificates
• Revoking an issued certificate