Deleting an SSH key

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI installed yet, install and initialize it.

By default, the CLI uses the folder specified when creating the profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also set a different folder for any specific command using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

1. See the description of the CLI command for uploading an SSH key to a user or service account profile:

   yc organization-manager oslogin user-ssh-key delete --help
   

2. Get the ID of the required organization:

   yc organization-manager organization list
   

   Result:

   +----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
   |          ID          |          NAME           |          TITLE          |
   +----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
   | bpf1smsil5q0******** | sample-organization-1   | My organization         |
   | bpf2c65rqcl8******** | sample-organization-new | New organization        |
   +----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
   

3. Get the SSH key ID by specifying the organization ID you got earlier:

   yc organization-manager user-ssh-key list \
     --organization-id <organization_ID>
   

   Result:

   +--------------------+-----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
   |         ID         |          NAME         |   ORGANIZATION ID    |      SUBJECT ID     |                FINGERPRINT                |      CREATED AT     |      EXPIRES AT     |
   +--------------------+-----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
   | bpfh4714g6******** | ssh-key-1756108465588 | bpf2c65rqcl8******** | aje0j5m02ta******** | SHA256:fUKV93PA7HYMZ3Jk6YaVaiK9i+******** | 2025-08-25 07:55:27 |                     |
   | bpf6big3s4******** | My key5               | bpf2c65r3ghy******** | ajei2a73kl3******** | SHA256:EJQdhwWDFj4TebYQzx9CmKZHr5******** | 2024-03-12 18:48:17 | 2024-03-10 21:48:17 |
   +--------------------+-----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
   

4. Delete the SSH key of the user or service account:

   yc organization-manager oslogin user-ssh-key delete <SSH_key_ID>
   

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the relevant documentation on the Terraform website or its mirror.

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

1. Describe the infrastructure in the configuration file, removing the relevant SSH key:

   resource "yandex_organizationmanager_user_ssh_key" "my_user_ssh_key" {
     organization_id = "<organization_ID>"
     subject_id      = "<user_ID>"
     data            = "<public_SSH_key>"
     name            = "<key_name>"
     expires_at      = "<key_expiration_date>"
   }
   

   Where:

   • organization_id: Organization ID.
   • subject_id: ID of the user or service account whose SSH key you are deleting.
   • data: Contents of a public SSH key.
   • name: Name of the key to delete.
   • expires_at: Expiration date of the key to delete.

2. Delete the resources:

   1. In the terminal, go to the directory where you edited the configuration file.

   2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using this command:

      terraform validate
      

      If the configuration is correct, you will get this message:

      Success! The configuration is valid.
      

   3. Run this command:

      terraform plan
      

      You will see a detailed list of resources. No changes will be made at this step. If the configuration contains any errors, Terraform will show them.

   4. Apply the changes:

      terraform apply
      

   5. Type yes and press Enter to confirm the changes.

   Terraform will delete all the resources as appropriate. You can check the availability of resources in the management console or using this CLI command:

   yc organization-manager user-ssh-key list \
     --organization-id <organization_ID>
   

Use the delete REST API method for the UserSshKey resource or the UserSshKeyService/Delete gRPC API call.