Deleting a Secret

Prerequisites

The secret to be deleted is in Enabled state.

Constraints

• A secret will not be deleted until its scheduled deletion period expires. You can set the period to a value within the range 7 to 30 days. Before the specified deletion date, you can cancel the deletion if you want to use the secret. If the scheduled deletion period of a secret expires, the secret will be deleted and cannot be restored.
• If you delete a secret immediately, you can restore it using the secret backup that you have downloaded in advance. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Deleting a Secret

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 on the left and choose Security > Data Encryption Workshop.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Secret Management Service.
5. In the row of a secret, click Delete.
6. In the displayed dialog box, click Schedule deletion or Delete now. If you want to delete the secret at a specific time, set Schedule deletion.
7. Enter DELETE in the confirmation dialog box and click OK.