When a secret is deleted, it is sent to the space trash Trash. It is also removed from the list of secrets.
A deleted secret is still will no longer be accessible through its direct URL. However, it is marked as In trash:
In the audit logs, the secret will be marked as “Deleted”.
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As a space administrator, you can restore or purge deleted secrets. Purging will remove the secret from Confluence in its entirety, except for its audit logs.
Restoring a secret
A restore of When a deleted secret will recover is restored, all of the information and functionality back to normalare recovered. Follow these steps to restore:
Click on Space Settings, and under Manage pages, click
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Trash.
Find the deleted secret to recover.
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Click Restore and follow the confirmation dialog.
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When restoring an upgraded legacy secret, you will be prompted to the secret and the secret info. Click Restore for both. (See image below.) |
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Known issueRestored secrets do not appear in search results due to a known bug in Confluence. See CONFCLOUD-70589. |