Deleting an ESKM Key

• Click the Manage keys icon in the cloud instance and select Delete from the drop down.

Manage keys

Delete keys

• If the selected key is uploaded and is not associated with any other instance, a pop-up window will appear with a message “Are you sure you want to delete key<keyname> from <Cloud Instance Name>(Azure)?”.

Delete key alert

• Click Yes and the key will be deleted from the cloud.

• If the key is uploaded and associated with another instance (locally created from another instance), a pop-up window will appear with a message “Are you sure you want to delete key <keyname> from <Cloud Instance Name> (Azure)?”.

Delete key from cloud

• Click Yes and the key will be deleted from Cloud.

• If the selected key is not uploaded and is not associated with any other instance (locally created in ESKM), a confirmation pop‑up appears with the message: “Are you sure you want to delete key <keyname> from ESKM?”.

Delete key from ESKM

• Click Yes and the key will be deleted from ESKM.

• When deleting an external key that is not created in ESKM, the system displays a confirmation pop‑up with the message: “Are you sure you want to delete key<keyname> from <Cloud Instance Name>(Azure)?”.

Delete external key

• Click Yes and the key will be deleted from Azure.