Delete or Edit Private Key
Written on February 2, 2021 by Doteasy Admin

Delete or Edit Private Key

Edit private key details

  1. Under Security in cPanel, click on SSL/TLS.

cPanel SSL TLS

  1. From the SSL/TLS Manager, click on Generate, view, upload or delete your private keys under Private Keys (KEY).

cPanel SSL generate private keys

  1. Under Keys on Server, find the private key you want to edit and click Edit from the Actions column.

cPanel SSL private key edit

  1. On the View Private Key interface, edit the Description text box. When ready, click Update.

NOTE: You will not be able to edit the encoded or decoded private key. You can, however, delete the private key.

Delete a private key

The private key is a critical component of an SSL certificate and the certificate would not work without a valid, matching private key.

  1. From Keys on Server, find the private key you want to edit and click Delete from the Actions column.

cPanel SSL private keys delete

  1. On the Delete Private Key interface, click Delete Key.

cPanel SSL delete private key

TROUBLESHOOT: Accidentally deleted a private key?

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