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 . 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 > Data Encryption Workshop.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, click Key Pair Service.
5. Locate the target key pair and click Clear Private Key in the Operation column.

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

   After the private key is cleared, you cannot obtain the private key from the 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.