Enable and disable key versions

In Cloud KMS, the cryptographic key material that you use to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify data is stored in a key version. A key has zero or more key versions. When you rotate a key, you create a new key version.

This topic shows how to disable a key version. During the time that a key is disabled, data that was encrypted with the key can't be accessed. To access the data, you can re-enable the key version.

Disabling a key version is consistent within a range of several seconds up to three hours. Enabling a key version is nearly instant. You can also manage access to a key version using Identity and Access Management (IAM). IAM operations are consistent within seconds. For more information, see Using IAM.

Caution: Disabling a key version that is required to start a container or instance can result in service outages. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that a key version is safe to disable. Google is not responsible for outages, loss of data, or compliance issues which result from a customer disabling a key version.

You can also permanently destroy a key version. Depending on your organization policies, you might need to disable a key version before you can destroy it. For more information see Control key version destruction.

Note: Key rings, keys, and key versions cannot be deleted. This ensures that the resource identifier of a key version is unique and always points to the original key material for that key version unless it has been destroyed. You can store an unlimited number of key rings, enabled or disabled keys, and enabled, disabled, or destroyed key versions. For more information, see Pricing and Quotas.

Disable a key version

You can disable a key version in the enabled state. Before disabling a key version, we recommend that you check whether the key is still in use. You can view key usage tracking details for the key to see whether it is protecting CMEK resources. If any resources are protected by the key version that you want to disable, re-encrypt them with another key version before disabling the key.

Caution: Key usage tracking details can be delayed or incomplete. Familiarize yourself with the limitations of this data.

Console

1. Go to the Key Management page in the Google Cloud console.

   Go to the Key Management page

2. Click the name of the key ring that contains the key whose key version you will disable.

3. Click the key whose key version you want to disable.

4. Check the box next to the key version(s) that you want to disable.

5. Click Disable in the header.

6. In the confirmation prompt, click Disable.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys versions disable key-version \
    --key key \
    --keyring key-ring \
    --location location

Replace key-version with the version of the key to disable. Replace key with the name of the key. Replace key-ring with the name of the key ring where the key is located. Replace location with the Cloud KMS location for the key ring.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;

public class DisableKeyVersionSample
{
    public CryptoKeyVersion DisableKeyVersion(string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring", string keyId = "my-key", string keyVersionId = "123")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the key version.
        CryptoKeyVersion keyVersion = new CryptoKeyVersion
        {
            CryptoKeyVersionName = new CryptoKeyVersionName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId),
            State = CryptoKeyVersion.Types.CryptoKeyVersionState.Disabled,
        };

        // Build the update mask.
        FieldMask fieldMask = new FieldMask
        {
            Paths = { "state" },
        };

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKeyVersion result = client.UpdateCryptoKeyVersion(keyVersion, fieldMask);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
	fieldmask "google.golang.org/genproto/protobuf/field_mask"
)

// disableKeyVersion disables the specified key version on Cloud KMS.
func disableKeyVersion(w io.Writer, name string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key/cryptoKeyVersions/123"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.UpdateCryptoKeyVersionRequest{
		CryptoKeyVersion: &kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion{
			Name:  name,
			State: kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion_DISABLED,
		},
		UpdateMask: &fieldmask.FieldMask{
			Paths: []string{"state"},
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.UpdateCryptoKeyVersion(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update key version: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Disabled key version: %s\n", result)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionState;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionName;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.protobuf.FieldMask;
import com.google.protobuf.util.FieldMaskUtil;
import java.io.IOException;

public class DisableKeyVersion {

  public void disableKeyVersion() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String keyId = "my-key";
    String keyVersionId = "123";
    disableKeyVersion(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);
  }

  // Disable a key version from use.
  public void disableKeyVersion(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String keyId, String keyVersionId)
      throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the key version name from the project, location, key ring, key,
      // and key version.
      CryptoKeyVersionName keyVersionName =
          CryptoKeyVersionName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);

      // Build the updated key version, setting it to disbaled.
      CryptoKeyVersion keyVersion =
          CryptoKeyVersion.newBuilder()
              .setName(keyVersionName.toString())
              .setState(CryptoKeyVersionState.DISABLED)
              .build();

      // Create a field mask of updated values.
      FieldMask fieldMask = FieldMaskUtil.fromString("state");

      // Disable the key version.
      CryptoKeyVersion response = client.updateCryptoKeyVersion(keyVersion, fieldMask);
      System.out.printf("Disabled key version: %s%n", response.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const keyId = 'my-key';
// const versionId = '123';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the key version name
const versionName = client.cryptoKeyVersionPath(
  projectId,
  locationId,
  keyRingId,
  keyId,
  versionId
);

async function disableKeyVersion() {
  const [version] = await client.updateCryptoKeyVersion({
    cryptoKeyVersion: {
      name: versionName,
      state: 'DISABLED',
    },
    updateMask: {
      paths: ['state'],
    },
  });

  console.log(`Disabled key version: ${version.name}`);
  return version;
}

return disableKeyVersion();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion\CryptoKeyVersionState;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\UpdateCryptoKeyVersionRequest;
use Google\Protobuf\FieldMask;

function disable_key_version(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $keyId = 'my-key',
    string $versionId = '123'
): CryptoKeyVersion {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the key version name.
    $keyVersionName = $client->cryptoKeyVersionName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId, $keyId, $versionId);

    // Create the updated version.
    $keyVersion = (new CryptoKeyVersion())
        ->setName($keyVersionName)
        ->setState(CryptoKeyVersionState::DISABLED);

    // Create the field mask.
    $updateMask = (new FieldMask())
        ->setPaths(['state']);

    // Call the API.
    $updateCryptoKeyVersionRequest = (new UpdateCryptoKeyVersionRequest())
        ->setCryptoKeyVersion($keyVersion)
        ->setUpdateMask($updateMask);
    $disabledVersion = $client->updateCryptoKeyVersion($updateCryptoKeyVersionRequest);
    printf('Disabled key version: %s' . PHP_EOL, $disabledVersion->getName());

    return $disabledVersion;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

from google.cloud import kms


def disable_key_version(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str, version_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKeyVersion:
    """
    Disable a key.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. 'my-key').
        version_id (string): ID of the key version to disable (e.g. '1').

    Returns:
        CryptoKeyVersion: The version.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the key version name.
    key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path(
        project_id, location_id, key_ring_id, key_id, version_id
    )

    key_version = {
        "name": key_version_name,
        "state": kms.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionState.DISABLED,
    }

    # Build the update mask.
    update_mask = {"paths": ["state"]}

    # Call the API.
    disabled_version = client.update_crypto_key_version(
        request={"crypto_key_version": key_version, "update_mask": update_mask}
    )
    print(f"Disabled key version: {disabled_version.name}")
    return disabled_version

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# key_id      = "my-key"
# version_id  = "123"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the key version name.
key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path project:            project_id,
                                                  location:           location_id,
                                                  key_ring:           key_ring_id,
                                                  crypto_key:         key_id,
                                                  crypto_key_version: version_id

# Create the updated version.
version = {
  name:  key_version_name,
  state: :DISABLED
}

# Create the field mask.
update_mask = { paths: ["state"] }

# Call the API.
disabled_version = client.update_crypto_key_version crypto_key_version: version, update_mask: update_mask
puts "Disabled key version: #{disabled_version.name}"

After you submit the request, the state of the key version changes to disabled.

Disabled key versions are billed resources.

Disable or destroy an external key

To temporarily disable the association between a Cloud EKM key and an external key, you can disable the Cloud EKM key or key version. Disabling all key versions is recommended. Disabling a key takes effect within three hours.

When you disable a key, you should also revoke access to the key. IAM operations are consistent within seconds. Also consider revoking the Google Cloud service account's access in the external key management partner system.

To permanently remove the association between a Cloud EKM key and an external key, you can schedule the Cloud EKM key version for destruction. After the scheduled-for-destruction period, the key is destroyed. Destroying a key version is permanent. After the key version is destroyed, you can no longer encrypt data or decrypt data that was encrypted with the Cloud EKM key version. You cannot recreate a Cloud EKM key version that has been destroyed, even if you use the same external key URI or key path. When destroying external key material, we recommend first destroying the key or key version in Google Cloud and then, only after the Cloud EKM key is destroyed, destroying the key material in the external key manager.

Disabling a key or key version in Cloud KMS doesn't modify the key in the external key management partner system.

Destroying a manually managed key version in Cloud KMS doesn't modify the key in the external key management partner system. Destroying a coordinated external key version in Cloud KMS destroys the internal key material and sends a request to the external key management partner system to destroy the external key material.

Enable a key version

You can enable a key version in the disabled state.

Console

1. Go to the Key Management page in the Google Cloud console.

   Go to the Key Management page

2. Click the name of the key ring that contains the key whose key version you will enable.

3. Click the key whose key version you want to enable.

4. Check the box next to the key version(s) that you want to enable.

5. Click Enable in the header.

6. In the confirmation prompt, click Enable.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys versions enable key-version \
    --key key \
    --keyring key-ring \
    --location location

Replace key-version with the version of the key to enable. Replace key with the key name. Replace key-ring with the name of the key ring where the key is located. Replace location with the Cloud KMS location for the key ring.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;

public class EnableKeyVersionSample
{
    public CryptoKeyVersion EnableKeyVersion(string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring", string keyId = "my-key", string keyVersionId = "123")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the key version.
        CryptoKeyVersion keyVersion = new CryptoKeyVersion
        {
            CryptoKeyVersionName = new CryptoKeyVersionName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId),
            State = CryptoKeyVersion.Types.CryptoKeyVersionState.Enabled,
        };

        // Build the update mask.
        FieldMask fieldMask = new FieldMask
        {
            Paths = { "state" },
        };

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKeyVersion result = client.UpdateCryptoKeyVersion(keyVersion, fieldMask);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
	fieldmask "google.golang.org/genproto/protobuf/field_mask"
)

// enableKeyVersion disables the specified key version on Cloud KMS.
func enableKeyVersion(w io.Writer, name string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key/cryptoKeyVersions/123"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.UpdateCryptoKeyVersionRequest{
		CryptoKeyVersion: &kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion{
			Name:  name,
			State: kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion_ENABLED,
		},
		UpdateMask: &fieldmask.FieldMask{
			Paths: []string{"state"},
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.UpdateCryptoKeyVersion(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update key version: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Enabled key version: %s\n", result)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionState;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionName;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.protobuf.FieldMask;
import com.google.protobuf.util.FieldMaskUtil;
import java.io.IOException;

public class EnableKeyVersion {

  public void enableKeyVersion() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String keyId = "my-key";
    String keyVersionId = "123";
    enableKeyVersion(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);
  }

  // Enable a disabled key version to be used again.
  public void enableKeyVersion(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String keyId, String keyVersionId)
      throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the key version name from the project, location, key ring, key,
      // and key version.
      CryptoKeyVersionName keyVersionName =
          CryptoKeyVersionName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);

      // Build the updated key version, setting it to enabled.
      CryptoKeyVersion keyVersion =
          CryptoKeyVersion.newBuilder()
              .setName(keyVersionName.toString())
              .setState(CryptoKeyVersionState.ENABLED)
              .build();

      // Create a field mask of updated values.
      FieldMask fieldMask = FieldMaskUtil.fromString("state");

      // Enable the key version.
      CryptoKeyVersion response = client.updateCryptoKeyVersion(keyVersion, fieldMask);
      System.out.printf("Enabled key version: %s%n", response.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const keyId = 'my-key';
// const versionId = '123';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the key version name
const versionName = client.cryptoKeyVersionPath(
  projectId,
  locationId,
  keyRingId,
  keyId,
  versionId
);

async function enableKeyVersion() {
  const [version] = await client.updateCryptoKeyVersion({
    cryptoKeyVersion: {
      name: versionName,
      state: 'ENABLED',
    },
    updateMask: {
      paths: ['state'],
    },
  });

  console.log(`Enabled key version: ${version.name}`);
  return version;
}

return enableKeyVersion();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion\CryptoKeyVersionState;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\UpdateCryptoKeyVersionRequest;
use Google\Protobuf\FieldMask;

function enable_key_version(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $keyId = 'my-key',
    string $versionId = '123'
): CryptoKeyVersion {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the key version name.
    $keyVersionName = $client->cryptoKeyVersionName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId, $keyId, $versionId);

    // Create the updated version.
    $keyVersion = (new CryptoKeyVersion())
        ->setName($keyVersionName)
        ->setState(CryptoKeyVersionState::ENABLED);

    // Create the field mask.
    $updateMask = (new FieldMask())
        ->setPaths(['state']);

    // Call the API.
    $updateCryptoKeyVersionRequest = (new UpdateCryptoKeyVersionRequest())
        ->setCryptoKeyVersion($keyVersion)
        ->setUpdateMask($updateMask);
    $enabledVersion = $client->updateCryptoKeyVersion($updateCryptoKeyVersionRequest);
    printf('Enabled key version: %s' . PHP_EOL, $enabledVersion->getName());

    return $enabledVersion;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

from google.cloud import kms


def enable_key_version(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str, version_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKeyVersion:
    """
    Enable a key.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. 'my-key').
        version_id (string): ID of the key version to enable (e.g. '1').

    Returns:
        CryptoKeyVersion: The version.

    """
    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the key version name.
    key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path(
        project_id, location_id, key_ring_id, key_id, version_id
    )

    key_version = {
        "name": key_version_name,
        "state": kms.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionState.ENABLED,
    }

    # Build the update mask.
    update_mask = {"paths": ["state"]}

    # Call the API.
    enabled_version = client.update_crypto_key_version(
        request={"crypto_key_version": key_version, "update_mask": update_mask}
    )
    print(f"Enabled key version: {enabled_version.name}")
    return enabled_version

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# key_id      = "my-key"
# version_id  = "123"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the key version name.
key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path project:            project_id,
                                                  location:           location_id,
                                                  key_ring:           key_ring_id,
                                                  crypto_key:         key_id,
                                                  crypto_key_version: version_id

# Create the updated version.
version = {
  name:  key_version_name,
  state: :ENABLED
}

# Create the field mask.
update_mask = { paths: ["state"] }

# Call the API.
enabled_version = client.update_crypto_key_version crypto_key_version: version, update_mask: update_mask
puts "Enabled key version: #{enabled_version.name}"

After you submit the request, the state of the key version changes to enabled.

Required IAM permissions

To enable or disable a key version, the caller needs the cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.update IAM permission on the key, the key ring, or the project, folder, or organization.

This permission is granted to the Cloud KMS Admin role (roles/cloudkms.admin).