Deletes key material that you previously imported. This operation makes
the specified customer master key (CMK) unusable. For more information
about importing key material into AWS KMS, see Importing Key Material
in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide.
When the specified CMK is in the PendingDeletion
state, this operation
does not change the CMK's state. Otherwise, it changes the CMK's state
to PendingImport
.
After you delete key material, you can use
import_key_material
to reimport the same
key material into the CMK.
The CMK that you use for this operation must be in a compatible key
state. For details, see How Key State Affects Use of a Customer Master Key
in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide.
Cross-account use: No. You cannot perform this operation on a CMK in
a different AWS account.
Required permissions:
kms:DeleteImportedKeyMaterial
(key policy)
Related operations: