Clearing a Private Key

Prerequisites

The private key has been managed on the management console.

Constraints

After the private key is cleared, you cannot obtain the private key from Huawei Cloud. Exercise caution when performing this operation. If you need to have the private key managed again, you can import the private key to the management console.

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 navigation pane on the left, click Key Pair Service.
5. Click Clear Private Key in the row where the target public key is located to clear the private key.
   

   If you have upgraded the key pair to an account key pair, perform the following steps in the account key pair list.

6. In the displayed Clear Private Key dialog box, click OK.
   

   After the private key is cleared, you cannot obtain the private key from Huawei Cloud. Exercise caution when performing this operation. If you need to have the private key managed again, you can import the private key to the management console.