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by pagekalisedown 5276 days ago
Why bother revoking? Get a new cert from someone else for 10$, ditch the old one, done.
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you'd want to revoke it if someone steals your private key.
Given the way Startcom operates, that could become expensive quickly. Since your private key is your gateway into your account (Why they went with this method instead of requiring a sensible password is beyond me, it's one of the reasons their site is a huge pain...), theoretically every certificate you own is compromised, and therefore you'd be out $25 for each one.

..ouch!