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# Deactivate Artifactory Key Encryption

Removes the current Artifactory encryption key and deactivates Artifactory key encryption. This is an advanced feature intended for administrators. The decrypted state is temporary and will be reactivated following config descriptor updates.

Since: 3.2.2

Security: Requires an admin user

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "JFrog Artifactory Security API",
    "description": "REST API for managing security settings in JFrog Artifactory, including users, permissions, API keys, GPG keys, certificates, and encryption. \n\nNote - From Artifactory release 7.49.3, the security APIs are being decoupled from Artifactory and moving to JFrog Platform Access. This means that the security APIs below are planned to be deprecated at a later stage. We recommend using the available new APIs for all your security and access needs moving forward.\n",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "JFrog Support"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{jfrog_url}/artifactory/api",
      "description": "JFrog Platform",
      "variables": {
        "jfrog_url": {
          "default": "myserver.jfrog.io",
          "description": "Your JFrog Platform hostname (e.g., mycompany.jfrog.io)"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Encryption",
      "description": "Encryption management operations"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/system/decrypt": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Encryption"
        ],
        "summary": "Deactivate Artifactory Key Encryption",
        "description": "Removes the current Artifactory encryption key and deactivates Artifactory key encryption. This is an advanced feature intended for administrators. The decrypted state is temporary and will be reactivated following config descriptor updates.\n\nSince: 3.2.2\n\nSecurity: Requires an admin user",
        "operationId": "deactivateArtifactoryKeyEncryption",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Encryption deactivated successfully. Returns 'DONE'. The decrypted state is temporary.",
            "content": {
              "text/plain": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "examples": {
                  "deactivated": {
                    "summary": "Encryption deactivated",
                    "value": "DONE"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError"
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Permission Denied - This operation requires an admin user.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/InternalServerError"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "BasicAuth": []
    },
    {
      "ApiKeyAuth": []
    },
    {
      "BearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "BasicAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "basic"
      },
      "ApiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "X-JFrog-Art-Api"
      },
      "BearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    },
    "responses": {
      "UnauthorizedError": {
        "description": "Bad Credentials - The provided authentication is invalid.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "InternalServerError": {
        "description": "Internal Server Error",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "ErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "errors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "status": {
                  "type": "integer",
                  "description": "HTTP status code"
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Error message"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false
  }
}
```