Delete an OCI Account From Multicloud Defense

Updated: July 8, 2026

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Remove an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure account from Cisco Multicloud Defense and delete its API keys, users, groups, policies, and associated resources.

Use the following procedure to remove an OCI cloud environment from Multicloud Defense:

Procedure

	1.	Log into the OCI console.
	2.	Delete the API key. See the "Deleting API Signing Keys from a Roving Edge Infrastructure Device" chapter in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation for more information.
	3.	Delete Multicloud Defense Users. See the "Deleting a User" chapter in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation for more information. Note When you remove the user from the OCI account, this does not delete the audit data of the user from when it was valid.
	4.	Delete the Multicloud Defense Group. See the "Deleting Groups" chapter in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation for more information.
	5.	Delete any and all Multicloud Defense access policies. See the "Deleting an Access Policy" chapter in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation for more information.
	6.	Delete the OCI account from Multicloud Defense Controller. . In the Multicloud Defense Controller, navigate to Systems and Accounts > Account > CSP Accounts. Select the OCI account so the checkbox is checked. Expand the Actions drop-down menu and select Delete. Confirm the deletion.

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