Updated on 2024-12-19 GMT+08:00

Deleting a Secret

Before deleting a secret, confirm that it is not in use and will not be used.

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.
  • For details about the billing information about a secret to be deleted, see Are Credentials Scheduled to Be Deleted Billed?
  • 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. Choose Security & Compliance > Data Encryption Workshop.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Secret Management Service > Secrets. The Cloud Secret Management Service page is displayed.
  5. In the row of a secret, click Delete.
  6. On the displayed page, select a deletion mode. If you want to delete the secret in a specific time, set Schedule deletion.

    Figure 1 Setting schedule deletion