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title: Revoking access from an engine node
description: Remove an engine node's access to the administrative node.
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revdate: April 26, 2023
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  about-this-task: About this task
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---

# Revoking access from an engine node

Remove an engine node's access to the administrative node.

## About this task

If an engine node is compromised, you can delete its public keys from the administrative node to prevent it from accessing the administrative node. You can recreate these keys after you have recovered the engine node.

## Steps

1. Click **Settings**, then go to **Clustering > Engines**.

2. Expand the engine node that you want to remove from the cluster and click the **Pencil** icon to edit it.

3. In the **Public Keys** section, click **Delete** to revoke the engine node's access to the administrative node.

   |   |                                                                                                                                                                        |
   | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   |   | You can use the **Save & Download** button to create a new key for the engine. For more information, see [Configuring engine nodes](pa_configuring_engine_nodes.html). |

4. Click **Save**.