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title: Deleting a key pair
description: Learn how to delete a key pair in PingOne.
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revdate: December 1, 2025
keywords: ["delete key pair", "remove key pair", "key pair management", "key pair deletion"]
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# Deleting a key pair

Use the **Certificates and Key Pairs** page to delete a key pair from your environment.

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|   | PingOne prevents you from deleting certificates or key pairs that are currently in use. If a record is assigned to an application, for example a SAML integration, deletion is automatically blocked. |

## Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Settings > Certificates and Key Pairs**.

2. On the **Key Pairs** tab, browse or search for the key pairs you want to delete.

3. Click the **More Options** (⋮) icon on the key pair you want to delete, and click **Delete**.

   ![A screenshot of the delete option on the key pair tab.](_images/p1-keypair-delete.png)

4. Select the **I understand and want to continue** checkbox on the **Confirm Delete Key Pair** modal, then click **Delete**.