DROP KEY
Drops a cryptographic key and its certificate, if any, from the database.
Drops a cryptographic key and its certificate, if any, from the database.
To view existing cryptographic keys, query CRYPTOGRAPHIC_KEYS.
Syntax
DROP KEY [ IF EXISTS ] key-name [,...] [ CASCADE ]
Parameters
IF EXISTS- Vertica does not report an error if the key to drop does not exist. Use this clause in SQL scripts to avoid errors on dropping non-existent objects before attempting to create them.
key-name- The name of the cryptographic key to drop.
CASCADE- Drops dependent objects before dropping the key.
Predefined TLS Configurations and TLS Configurations that manage a connection type cannot be dropped, nor can the keys and certificates referenced by such TLS Configurations. For details, see TLS configurations.
Privileges
Non-superuser, one of the following:
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Ownership of the key
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DROP privileges
Examples
Drop k_ca, if it exists:
=> DROP KEY k_ca IF EXISTS;
DROP KEY;
Drop k_client and its dependencies (the certificate it's associated with):
=> DROP KEY k_client CASCADE;
DROP KEY;