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# confluent schema-registry kek delete

## Description

Delete one or more Key Encryption Keys (KEKs).

```none
confluent schema-registry kek delete <name-1> [name-2] ... [name-n] [flags]
```

## Flags

### Cloud

```none
--permanent                         Delete the Key Encryption Key (KEK) permanently.
--force                             Skip the deletion confirmation prompt.
--context string                    CLI context name.
--environment string                Environment ID.
--schema-registry-endpoint string   The URL of the Schema Registry cluster.
```

### On-Premises

```none
--permanent                           Delete the Key Encryption Key (KEK) permanently.
--force                               Skip the deletion confirmation prompt.
--context string                      CLI context name.
--certificate-authority-path string   File or directory path to Certificate Authority certificates to authenticate the Schema Registry client.
--client-cert-path string             File or directory path to client certificate to authenticate the Schema Registry client.
--client-key-path string              File or directory path to client key to authenticate the Schema Registry client.
--schema-registry-endpoint string     The URL of the Schema Registry cluster.
```

## Global Flags

```none
-h, --help            Show help for this command.
    --unsafe-trace    Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets.
-v, --verbose count   Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace).
```

## See Also

* [confluent schema-registry kek](index.md#confluent-schema-registry-kek) - Manage Schema Registry Key Encryption Keys (KEKs).