Deprecated key record state
Deprecated key records cannot be used to encrypt or decrypt data. If necessary, key records in the deprecated state could be made inactive or terminated. The deprecated state is one of the three most important data management states. The active state and inactive state are the other two important data management states.
The deprecated state can be used in the following ways:
The use of a key needs to be tracked or regulated. Any attempt to use a deprecated key can fail, until its state is changed to the appropriate state.
A key should not be needed any longer, but to be safe is not set to the terminated state.
Key records in the deprecated state can either stay deprecated, be made inactive, or terminated.