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Updated on 2023-01-31 GMT+08:00
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Disabling One or More CMKs

This section describes how to use the KMS console to disable one or more CMKs, thereby protecting data in urgent cases.

After being disabled, a CMK cannot be used to encrypt or decrypt any data. Before using a disabled CMK to encrypt or decrypt data, you must enable it by following instructions in Enabling One or More CMKs.

Prerequisites

The CMK you want to disable is in Enabled status.

Constraints

  • Default master keys created by KMS cannot be disabled.
  • A disabled CMK is still billable. It will stop incurring charges if it is deleted.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. Click . Choose Security & Compliance > Data Encryption Workshop.
  4. In the row containing the desired CMK, click Disable.

    Figure 1 Disabling one CMK

  5. In the dialog box that is displayed, select I understand the impact of disabling keys and click OK.

    To disable multiple CMKs at a time, select them and click Disable in the upper left corner of the list.

Parent topic: Managing CMKs