Disclosed is an apparatus and method to securely activate or revoke a key. For example the apparatus may comprise: a storage device to store a plurality of pre stored keys; a communication interface to receive an activate key command and a certificate associated with one of the pre stored keys; and a processor. The processor may be coupled to the storage device and the communication interface and may be configured to: implement the activate key command to reboot the apparatus with the pre stored key and the certificate; and determine if the reboot is successful.
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