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title: "Deleting a Key Management Server from the Portal"
slug: "deleting-a-key-management-server-from-the-portal-4"
tags: ["8.2", "Portal"]
updated: 2025-06-05T09:27:06Z
published: 2025-06-05T09:27:06Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/deleting-a-key-management-server-from-the-portal-4"
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# Deleting a Key Management Server from the Portal

The *Thales CipherTrust Manager* Key Management Server must be running in order to delete the server from the CTERA Portal.

**To delete a key management server:**

1. In the global administration view, select **Services > Key Management** in the navigation pane. The **Key Management** page is displayed. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-PNEGMV1I.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A33Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XjmFneL16ZFK5O99J2pJ8qzPpQd4schRRxrOIGnT2hU%3D)
2. Either,

Or,
  1. Select the key management server to delete and click **Delete**.  

A confirmation window is displayed.
  2. Click **DELETE** to confirm.
  1. Click the key management server’s name in the list.  

The key management server window is displayed with the server as the window title.
  2. Click **Delete**.  

A confirmation window is displayed.
  3. Click **Yes** to confirm.

The server is deleted.

When there are more than one key management servers defined, you can delete them all and the last remaining server cannot be deleted unless you first remove the key management service from the CTERA Portal, described in [Removing the Key Management Service](/v1/docs/removing-the-key-management-service-5).