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paragraph: Discover how to securely delete secrets using Scaleway's intuitive console. Follow these steps to manage your sensitive data effectively.
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tags: secret sensitive-data storage-system
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dates:
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validation: 2025-03-14
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validation: 2025-03-19
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posted: 2023-02-21
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categories:
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- identity-and-access-management
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This page explains how to delete a [secret](/secret-manager/concepts/#secret) using the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com). You **cannot delete protected secrets**, i.e. secrets to which you have applied [secret protection](/secret-manager/concepts/#secret-protection).
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This page explains how to [schedule secret deletion](/secret-manager/concepts/#scheduled-deletion) using the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com). You **cannot delete protected secrets**, i.e. secrets to which you have applied [secret protection](/secret-manager/concepts/#secret-protection).
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1. Click **Secret Manager** in the **Security and Identity** section of the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu.
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2. Select the [region](/secret-manager/concepts/#region) in which to delete the secret, in the **Region** drop-down.
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3. Access the secret you wish to delete. The secret's **Overview** tab displays.
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4. Scroll down and click **Delete secret**. A pop-up displays.
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5. Type **DELETE** and click **Delete secret**.
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3. Click <Icon name="more" /> next to the secret you want to delete and click **Delete**. A pop-up displays informing you that the action schedules the deletion of your secret and its version.
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4. Type **DELETE** and click **Delete secret** to confirm. Your secret displays in the **Scheduled for deletion** tab for a period of 7 days before being permanently deleted.
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<Message type="important">
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- Although you cannot delete a [protected secret](/secret-manager/concepts/#secret-protection), you can delete its versions
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- Deleting a secret is a permanent action. It erases every version you have created for your secret
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- Scheduled deletion does not delete your secret immediately unless it is an ephemeral secret. Find out how to recover secrets scheduled for deletion.
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