Destroy a key version

Schedule the destruction of the given key version.

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Code sample

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;

public class DestroyKeyVersionSample
{
    public CryptoKeyVersion DestroyKeyVersion(
      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 name.
        CryptoKeyVersionName keyVersionName = new CryptoKeyVersionName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKeyVersion result = client.DestroyCryptoKeyVersion(keyVersionName);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
)

// destroyKeyVersion marks a specified key version for deletion. The key can be
// restored if requested within 24 hours.
func destroyKeyVersion(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.DestroyCryptoKeyVersionRequest{
		Name: name,
	}

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

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionName;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import java.io.IOException;

public class DestroyKeyVersion {

  public void destroyKeyVersion() 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";
    destroyKeyVersion(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);
  }

  // Schedule destruction of the given key version.
  public void destroyKeyVersion(
      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);

      // Destroy the key version.
      CryptoKeyVersion response = client.destroyCryptoKeyVersion(keyVersionName);
      System.out.printf("Destroyed key version: %s%n", response.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

//
// 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 destroyKeyVersion() {
  const [version] = await client.destroyCryptoKeyVersion({
    name: versionName,
  });

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

return destroyKeyVersion();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\DestroyCryptoKeyVersionRequest;

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

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

    // Call the API.
    $destroyCryptoKeyVersionRequest = (new DestroyCryptoKeyVersionRequest())
        ->setName($keyVersionName);
    $destroyedVersion = $client->destroyCryptoKeyVersion($destroyCryptoKeyVersionRequest);
    printf('Destroyed key version: %s' . PHP_EOL, $destroyedVersion->getName());

    return $destroyedVersion;
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

from google.cloud import kms


def destroy_key_version(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str, version_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKeyVersion:
    """
    Schedule destruction of the given key version.

    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 destroy (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
    )

    # Call the API.
    destroyed_version = client.destroy_crypto_key_version(
        request={"name": key_version_name}
    )
    print(f"Destroyed key version: {destroyed_version.name}")
    return destroyed_version

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# 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

# Call the API.
destroyed_version = client.destroy_crypto_key_version name: key_version_name
puts "Destroyed key version: #{destroyed_version.name}"

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