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# delete

Delete a previously created identity.

### **Usage**

```sh
vhsm nitride identity delete <type>/<name>/<created> [flags]
```

Deletes a specific identity.<br>

* `<type>`: platform, firmware, workload, or metadata
* `<name>`: the identity name
* `<created>`: creation timestamp. The exact moment (in seconds since 1970-01-01 UTC) when this key was generated or registered in the system.

#### Flags

* [HTTP Options](/nitride/cli/policy.md#global-http-options)
* [Output Options](/nitride/cli/policy.md#output-options)
* [Command Options](/nitride/cli/policy.md#command-options)

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**Example:**

```sh
vhsm nitride identity delete workload/azure-sev-snp-vtpm-ubuntu-jammy/1680000000
```

**Output similar to:**

```
Success! Data deleted (if it existed) at: auth/ratls/identities/workload/azure-sev-snp-vtpm-ubuntu-jammy/1680000000
```

**Additional Example:**

Delete an identity non-interactively:

```sh
vhsm nitride identity delete firmware/azure-dc2as-v5/1680000000 -non-interactive
```