Canceling the Scheduled Deletion of One or More CMKs

Prerequisites

The CMK for which you want to cancel the scheduled deletion is in Pending deletion status.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click . Choose Security > Key Management Service. The Key Management Service page is displayed.
3. In the row containing the target CMK, click Cancel Deletion.
4. In the displayed dialog box, click OK to cancel the scheduled deletion.
   • If a key is created on the KMS console, the status of the key changes to Disabled after its scheduled deletion is canceled. For details about how to enable the key, see Enabling One or More CMKs.
   • If the CMK is created using imported materials, its status becomes Disabled after the cancellation. To enable the CMK, see Enabling One or More CMKs.
   • If the CMK is created using imported materials and no key materials have been imported for it, its status becomes Pending import after the cancellation. To use the CMK, perform Creating CMKs Using Imported Key Materials.
   

   To cancel the deletion of multiple CMKs at a time, select them and click Cancel Deletion in the upper left corner of the list.