Expired certificates -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Expired certificates
From: smith5646midrange@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 15:03:25 -0500
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This might be some stupid questions but.

My client has a boatload of expired certificates on their machines. Some
expired 10 years ago. Do old expired certificates need to remain on the
system for any reason or is this just a case of them not cleaning the
expired ones up?

When I import a certificate using the DCM, one of the fields is "Label".
Does it matter what I put in this field? Is it for reference only or is it
used by the programs that needs the certificate?

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