# Certification Revocation The Linux Foundation (LF) will revoke Certification if the candidate fails to comply with Certification renewal requirements. In addition, LF may, in its sole discretion, revoke any and all Certifications the candidate may have earned and permanently ban them from earning future Certifications under any of the following circumstances: * If the candidate uses profanity, threaten to harm, bully or in any way harass any LF or Exam Proctoring Partner employee or contractor (whether verbally or in writing, including through electronic communications or external web postings); * If the candidate breaches the terms and conditions of [The Linux Foundation Global Certification and Confidentiality Agreement](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/lf-cert-agreement/); * If LF determines, in its sole discretion pursuant to the Exam Misconduct and Professional Code of Conduct Violations, that the candidate has undertaken or participated in Exam Misconduct as defined in the Exam Misconduct Policy, or violated the Professional Code of Conduct. * If you have been convicted of a crime that LF deems, in its sole discretion, in any way harms or affects LF’s or the Program’s reputation, goodwill or security; or * If you have lost or settled a civil case in which LF is the plaintiff and the claim arose from any alleged damage to LF, its brand, goodwill or reputation. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/lf-handbook2/certificates-and-certification/certification-revokation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.