| title | DROP CREDENTIAL (Transact-SQL) | ||||||
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| description | DROP CREDENTIAL removes a credential from the server. | ||||||
| author | VanMSFT | ||||||
| ms.author | vanto | ||||||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||||||
| ms.date | 10/20/2025 | ||||||
| ms.service | sql | ||||||
| ms.subservice | t-sql | ||||||
| ms.topic | reference | ||||||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Removes a credential from the server.
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
DROP CREDENTIAL credential_name
The name of the credential to remove from the server.
To drop the secret associated with a credential without dropping the credential itself, use ALTER CREDENTIAL.
Information about credentials is visible in the sys.credentials catalog view.
Proxies are associated with a credential. Deleting a credential that is used by a proxy leaves the associated proxy in an unusable state. When dropping a credential used by a proxy, delete the proxy (by using sp_delete_proxy) and recreate the associated proxy (by using sp_add_proxy).
Requires ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL permission. If dropping a system credential, requires CONTROL SERVER permission.
The following example removes the credential called Saddles.
DROP CREDENTIAL Saddles;
GO